Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare[1][2] (Bengali: স্বাস্থ্য ও পরিবার কল্যাণ মন্ত্রণালয়; Sbāsthya ō paribār kalyāṇ Montronaloya) is a Bangladesh government ministry charged with health policy in Bangladesh. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in Bangladesh. The present minister is Zahid Maleque.[3] The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare contains two divisions:[4][5] Health Service Division and Medical Education And Family Welfare Division.

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
স্বাস্থ্য ও পরিবার কল্যাণ মন্ত্রণালয়
(Sbāsthya ō paribār kalyāṇ Montronaloya)
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersDhaka
Annual budget$3.85 billion (2021-22)
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Jahangir Alam, Secretary, Health Care Division

  • Md. Azizur Rahman, Secretary, Health Education and Family Welfare Division
Websitewww.mohfw.gov.bd

Departments

Health Service Division

Medical Education And Family Welfare Division

See also

References

  1. "Bangladesh's family planning services have become 'weak': Analyst". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. "Are we getting any better?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. Aulakh, Raveena (2016-04-06). "A new report by Human Rights Watch says the country is doing little to solve a chronic drinking-water crisis that affects over 10 per cent of its population". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. কর্মকর্তা. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali).
  5. "Home Ministry split into two divisions". newsbangladesh.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03.


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