Advisory
Prevent dengue — dispose of stagnant water around your home. Report Nipah or COVID-19 symptoms to your nearest government hospital immediately. Register on NUMDS to secure your lifetime digital health record. Prevent dengue — dispose of stagnant water around your home. Report Nipah or COVID-19 symptoms to your nearest government hospital immediately. Register on NUMDS to secure your lifetime digital health record.
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

One health record, kept safely, from birth to end of life.

NUMDS is the official Electronic Health Record infrastructure of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare — a single, secure Health ID for every citizen, recognised at every government and partner facility.

Ministry-verified data custody
End-to-end encrypted records
HL7/FHIR-compliant exchange
Govt. of Bangladesh
NUMDS
National Health ID
4109 2287 6650
Valid from birth registration
Issued instantly on registration
Why one record matters

A single thread runs through every stage of life

Birth ID issued at registration Childhood Immunisation history logged Adulthood Prescriptions & diagnoses tracked Later life Continuity of care, anywhere
Stay informed

Directives & guidance

Official notices from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and a short guide to help you register.

Latest directives
09 July 2026
NUMDS/CIR/2026-114
National Health ID (NUMDS) registration portal is now officially live for citizens.
Urgent
05 July 2026
DGHS/NB/2026-098
New guidelines issued for automatic Unique ID generation for newborns from hospitals.
01 July 2026
DGHS/PH/2026-091
Directorate General of Health Services issues new nationwide Dengue prevention protocols.
Alert
27 June 2026
MOHFW/DIV/2026-077
District civil surgeons directed to complete legacy health record digitisation by Q4.
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Tutorial
Step-by-step: Registering and verifying your NUMDS Health ID
Registration takes under 5 minutes

You'll need your NID or Birth Registration number, an active mobile number, and one recent photograph.

See the impact

Why one record, kept for life, matters

Documentary

One Record, One Lifetime — How NUMDS is changing public health in Bangladesh

A short film following three families across Dhaka, Rangpur, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, showing how a single digital record follows a patient between clinics, districts, and emergencies.

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