The government has plans to boost the health sector of the country aiming to provide more sustainable healthcare facilities to the doorsteps of the masses. According to the election manifesto of the government, 100- bed cancer units are being established in 8 Divisional Hospitals. Moreover, the implementation of the project to establish 50-bed dialysis units at medical college hospitals and 10-bed dialysis units at district hospitals is also underway. According to an official policy document, the government has started establishing Burn Units at Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal, Rangpur and Faridpur Medical Colleges under a project with support from the Saudi Government. Besides, for the management of medical waste at the district level and medical college hospitals, the implementation of the ‘Medical Waste Management’ project is underway. The implementation of the feasibility study project to rebuild and transform Dhaka Medical College Hospital into a 5,000 bed modern world-class hospital is well in progress, the document said. In addition, the project for the development and expansion of Pabna Mental Hospital to international standards and the establishment of full-fledged mental health units at every divisional level medical college are going to be taken up.  

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)  Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Friday said that the commission has adopted zero tolerance against graft in the health sector.

Gonoforum on Thursday demanded the formation of a national committee with the most competent experts to prevent corruption in the country’s health sector.

Care Bangladesh, with support from USAID, on Wednesday handed over constructed handwashing stations to a union health and welfare center in Mithamoin, Kishoreganj.