Praava Health inaugurated its first family health centre in Banani of Dhaka recently. A Microsoft Bangladesh Biz Spark partner, Praava is building a better patient experience enabled by technology. It is also reintroducing the concept of family medicine, particularly the family doctor, to Bangladesh.

The inauguration ceremony was led by Sylvana Q Sinha, Founder, Managing Director, & CEO of Praava and was honoured by the presence of Zunaid Ahmed Palak MP, Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology.

The Banani Praava Family Health Centre is the first in a network of many facilities which will offer consultations with family doctors and a full range of diagnostic services including lab and imaging.

The company is introducing Bangladesh’s first molecular cancer diagnostics (Polymerase Chain Reaction, or PCR) lab in breast, cervical, colorectal, and lung cancers, as well as the country’s first fully integrated Hospital Information System (HIS), including Electronic Health Records (EHR) and featuring a patient portal available on the internet and as a phone app.

The future of health care will leverage artificial intelligence, smart design, and biotechnology, and Praava is planning to use technology to enable a better patient experience and improve access and outcomes in Bangladesh.