eToolkit is an effective tool in communicating behavior change. It is a digital library that is enriched with relevant information regarding the behavior change communication of health, population and nutrition. With the cooperation of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Bangladesh Knowledge Management Initiative (BKMI) has created this digital resource to provide information about health, population and nutrition. All the materials in this eToolkit (which include printed and audio/video materials) had been selected by the subject matter experts of Bureau of Health education (BHE) & Institute of Public Health Nutrition (IPHN) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Information, Education & Motivation (IEM) of Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) and vetted by the field workers to confirm the utility.
This is a rich source of information for counseling the community as a means of behavior change communication. It helps them to promote healthy lifestyle practices in their designated communities. All uploaded materials are approved by the IEC Technical Committee of Health Services Division (HSD) and Medical Education & Family Welfare Division (MEFWD) of MoHFW respectively.
Lifestyle & Health Education Promotion (L&HEP) & National Nutrition Services (NNS) Operation Plan of DGHS and Information, Education & Communication (IEC) Operation Plan of DGFP of MoHFW on behalf of the Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh has already taken over the ownership of the eToolkit and allocate necessary resources for maintaining the eToolkit and it is now hosted in DGHS-MIS server. The android app is pulling data from http://etoolkits.dghs.gov.bd/bangladesh-toolkits with the permission of the Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Funding for the eToolkit was provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Bangladesh. BKMI/ USAID Ujjiban SBCC Project a USAID-funded project technical assistance for the development of eToolkit. The opinions expressed in this kit are those of the respective owner/ Producer and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID.