Softworks (www.softworksbd.com), a Bangladeshi software development company who are working on developing innovative applications in smartphone - iPhone/iPAD, Android, Windows & J2ME development and interactive Dashboard: Charts & Maps from any database/XML feed to overlay of data on Divisional/District/Upazila/Constituency Maps. Currently Softworks is working as an IT services subcontractor of Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (SPS) program of Bangladesh for Management Science for Health (MSH) funded by USAID who are providing MIS services to maintain DGFP procurement and logistics system a network of 21 warehouses and 483 Upazila stores.

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4.  SoftWorks is working with Management Sciences for Health
(MSH) as IT-Subcontractor to the Strengthening Pharmaceutical
Systems (SPS) program funded by USAID
 Develop, upgrade & maintain software systems for Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW); both Directorate General of
Family Planning (DGFP) & Directorate General of Health Services
(DGHS)
 Current involvement - Project Manager, System Analyst, 11
Developers & a Support Staff

5. A single portal for the MOHFW procurement & logistics management which is accessible
to the Ministry, Line Directors, Drug Administration, Hospitals and stakeholders.

6.  Web based portal accessible to the Ministry of Health (MOH), Facilities & stakeholders.
http://www.siapsmis.org/szlmis/

7. • Upazila Inventory Management System
UIMS • Software to maintain upazila store inventory, automate supply planning,
and Form 7B reporting
• Warehouse Inventory Management System
WIMS • Software to maintain warehouse inventory
• Web-based Logistics Management Information System
Web-Based LMIS • Central repository for DGFP logistics data
Procurement • Online procurement status tracking for DGFP
Tracker • To be extended to DGHS in 2011
Supply Chain • Access DGFP web-based logistics tools and information
• Supply Chain Discussion Forum/News/Documents
Information Portal • Procurement Opportunities and Tender Results

8. www.dgfplmis.org Received National Digital Innovation
Award 2011 in e-Health category
A Central Portal for DGFP Tools
The DGFP Supply Chain Information
Portal is a website developed by the
Strengthening Pharmaceutical
Systems (SPS) Program with support
of the USAID for the Directorate
General of Family Planning (DGFP).
There are 4 (four) major blocks
In the portal –
A. Procurement Tracker
B. LMIS
C. Stock Status Report
D. Operational Status of Tools

9. A. Procurement Tracker
 Web-based tool to monitor status of
DGFP procurement packages
 Shows dashboards on status of 3
consecutive years of procurement
activity
 Drills down for detailed information
on progress of procurement packages
 Email and SMS alerts
 Facilitates efficient and effective
procurement management
 Promotes transparency
 Secure site with encrypted data
transfer

10. B. Logistics Management Information System (LMIS)
 Central repository for DGFP
logistics data
 Provides stock status data for all
levels of the supply chain
 Provides data on consumption
of RH commodities
 Facilitates supply planning
at the warehouse
 Facilitate stock management
decision making
 Facilitate monitoring of the supply
chain

11. The portal also has the following features –
• Discussion Board to discuss about supply chain issues
• Documents archive
• Photo Gallery
• Latest news about DGFP supply chain

12. Warehouse Inventory Management
System*
• Installed & Operational in 21
warehouses
• Operations – Receive from CWH, Issue
to other warehouses & upazilas
(Push/Pull), Stock adjustment
• First Expiry First Out (FEFO) stock
management
• Stock by Lot/Expiry Date
• Stock balance of any date
• Stock Ledger available
• Stock transaction details by Product &
Date
• Desktop based and independent
*Developed by
the

13. Upazila Inventory Management
System*
◦ Desktop-based tool
◦ Maintain upazila store inventory
◦ Automate
 Supply planning
 Issue voucher preparation
 Monthly LMIS reporting (Form 7B)
◦ Installed in 145 upazilas out of
483
◦ Planned to roll out UIMS-2 to
100 additional upazilas in 2011,
already installed in 21
*Developed by
the

14.  Web based dashboard for data management and monitoring.
 Dashboards consist of Charts which is effective for monitoring and quick decision
making

16.  mPrescription is a
Doctors’ prescription
management application
in iPad
 It’s a could computing
initiative, clients need
not to maintain an
server/database
 Synchronized with
hospital store for
efficient drugs
management
 A pilot has been taken to
Gynae department of
Dhaka Medical College
Hospital

17.  AdarshaLipi
 Dharapat
 mySlate

18.  Sinhala
 Russian

19.  iCatalog is a product
cataloging engine in
iPad for any product.
 It’s a software as a
service (SAAS) app
 Client can create
their own product
group, upload
picture just go into
iCatalog cloud web
site

20.  Completed 57 projects. Received Excellent (10) rating in all projects
 Google map based data presentation mash-ups. Connect & show data from MySQL,
SQL Server, XML, JSON feed, Google Docs
 Access, VBA, XML, ASP.NET, Berkeley DB XML, PHP Web Service

22. DGFP Supply Chain Information Portal (SCIP)
www.dgfplmis.org
Received National Digital Innovation Award 2011 in e-Health
category
and
e-Governance Best Award