Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has proposed an allocation of Tk 69,409 crore for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the 2026–27 fiscal year. The proposal, presented in the national parliament on June 11, 2026, represents an increase of Tk 34,000 crore from the previous year’s revised budget, nearly doubling the allocation. The proposed amount equals 1.01 percent of GDP, compared to 0.58 percent in 2025–26.

The minister said that during the previous authoritarian period, unplanned infrastructure projects and equipment purchases in the health sector led to widespread corruption, preventing improvements in healthcare quality. As a result, hospitals are now overwhelmed with patients, citizens are deprived of quality treatment, and many seek medical care abroad, causing foreign currency outflow.

He added that the government aims to gradually raise public health investment to 5 percent of GDP. Plans include establishing modern primary healthcare units in every union and urban ward, launching a national nutrition program, building a sustainable medicine and vaccine supply network, and recruiting 5,000 MBBS doctors to fill long-vacant posts.