Health Minister
Each upazila to get community vision centre: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government will set up community vision centres in all upazilas across the country in phases to provide better eyecare services to local people.
Vaccination in Bangladesh: Minister says age limit to be revised with arrival of more doses
The age limit for getting vaccinated against Covid-19 will be revised after the arrival of more vaccine doses, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday.
Govt to fix fees for healthcare services at pvt hospitals: Minister
The government will soon fix the fees of healthcare services at different private hospitals as per their service standards in a bid to reduce the harassment of patients, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday.
Covid-19 vaccination: No more ‘on-spot’ registration
The government has scrapped the ‘on-spot’ registration for coronavirus doses to avoid crowd in centres and properly run the vaccination campaign, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said Thursday.
Vaccination in Bangladesh: Minister says people over 40 to get it first
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said the people aged over 40 will be vaccinated first.
Countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive from Feb 7: Health Minister
A countrywide mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign will start from February 7, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said Tuesday.
Refrain from spreading rumours, politics over vaccine: Health Minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday urged all to refrain from doing politics, spreading rumours over vaccine.
Bangladesh’s daily Covid-19 infection rate stays below 6%
Bangladesh saw a daily infection rate of 5.57% with 762 new cases reported until early Friday.
Bangladesh’s Covid-19 vaccine storage capacity 140-150m: Health Minister
Health minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday reassured the people that there won’t be any problem in storing and distributing Covid-19 vaccines.
Bangladesh to get Covid vaccine from India on time: Health Minister
Bangladesh will receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd on time, Health Minister Zahid Maleque assured the people on Monday.