Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the launch of an 'e-Health' card to ensure accessible healthcare for citizens. The instruction came during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka with the health minister, state minister, advisers, and health experts. According to his additional press secretary Atikur Rahman Rumman, the Prime Minister asked the health ministry to begin implementation immediately and to make health services more active and accessible nationwide.
The meeting also discussed converting abandoned government buildings into health centers under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Prime Minister noted that 170 such buildings under the LDED could be repurposed for clinics. Population growth was another topic of concern, with 3.4 million newborns reported annually. The ministry was urged to strengthen population control efforts.
Discussions included recruitment of 100,000 health workers, 80 percent of whom would be women, and filling 74,000 vacant posts in the health sector. The Prime Minister also emphasized ensuring doctors serve in remote areas to improve rural healthcare delivery.
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