Softworks is collaborating with Management Sciences for Health (MSH) as a subcontractor on the USAID-funded Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (SPS) program, focusing on software development for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The project involves creating a central portal for procurement and logistics management, multiple inventory management systems, and various web-based tools that enhance supply chain efficiency and transparency. Notably, the DGFP Supply Chain Information Portal received the National Digital Innovation Award in 2011 in the e-health category.

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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