Building the future of integrated primary care.
Medtronic LABS began working with BRAC in 2023 to strengthen hypertension and diabetes care through NCD 360, connecting community-based screening, referral, treatment, and follow-up.
Today, that partnership is expanding toward integrated primary care, with SPICE supporting BRAC’s rural health programs across multiple care pathways. Together with government and innovation partners, we are working to connect community and facility care, strengthen continuity across the patient journey, and explore how emerging technologies can be adapted to local needs and frontline workflows.
Our work at a glance
7
Districts
472,204
Adults screened
142,846
Patients enrolled
32% → 56%
Hypertension control among patients with follow-up
What we’re building
Integrated primary care
Expanding beyond hypertension and diabetes to support broader primary care needs.
Connected patient journeys
Linking community and facility care through longitudinal records, referrals, and follow-up.
Technology adapted to local needs
Configuring digital tools for local care pathways, language, workflows, and frontline needs.
Innovation in care delivery
Exploring how emerging technologies can strengthen frontline care and health-system performance.
Partners
How it works
SPICE, our open-source technology platform, supports outcomes-focused patient care.
Community Screening
Community health workers (CHWs) screen patients for a range of conditions including hypertension, diabetes, malaria, TB and more, leveraging point-of-care diagnostics and symptom-based algorithms. Those eligible are referred to the nearest health facility.
Diagnosis and Risk Stratification
Medical staff confirm the diagnosis, and patients enroll in our programs. Upon enrollment, each patient receives a risk score, based on WHO-approved clinical protocols. The risk score supports a personalized care plan.
Community-based Management
CHWs follow up with patients directly in the community to monitor relevant conditions. The cadence of follow-ups is driven by the risk-based care plan for efficient and effective care management.
Patient Engagement
Patients engage in services customized to their unique needs.
Clinical Decision Support
Clinicians have access to longitudinal patient records and follow-up with patients based on real-time data. Throughout the program, clinicians can update the care plan, order prescriptions or labs, conduct medical consults and more.
SPICE Highlights
Interoperability
SPICE Connect enables seamless integration into existing digital health platform to support the national digital health strategy.
Flexibility
SPICE adapt to the unique health system and multi-partner implementation model in Bangladesh.
Risk Stratification
SPICE supports risk stratification to support better population health.
Meet SPICE, the technology behind our work
We’re cultivating system-level change through digital health transformation. SPICE is the world’s leading digital health platform for community-based population health.
Our Technology