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 adviser is Nurjahan Begum.[3] The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare contains two divisions:[4][5] Health Services Division and Medical Education And Family Welfare Division.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
স্বাস্থ্য ও পরিবার কল্যাণ মন্ত্রণালয়
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersBangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Annual budget41407 crore (US$3.5 billion) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible
Ministry executives
  • M A Akmall Hossain Azad, Senior Secretary, Health Services Division
  • Dr. Md. Sarwar Bari, Secretary, Medical Education and Family Welfare Division
Child agencies
Websitewww.mohfw.gov.bd

Departments

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bangladesh's family planning services have become 'weak': Analyst". BDNews24. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. ^ "Are we getting any better?". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. ^ "Advisers to the interim government". thedailystar.net. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  4. ^ কর্মকর্তা. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  5. ^ "Home Ministry split into two divisions". newsbangladesh.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03.
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