Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Maleq said the government is working together with the World Health Organization (WHO) aiming at achieving the target of sustainable development in the health sector.
“The present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been able to reach basic health services to the doorsteps of commoners,” he said this at the 69th WHO plenary session in Geneva, the capital of Switzerland, according to a message received here on Tuesday.
The 69th World Health Assembly (WHA) hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) began on May 23 and will continue till May 28. The 69th WHA is the world’s highest health policy-setting body, focussing on specific health agenda. Health ministers from 194 member states around the world are participating in the six-day conference.
As part of the government plan, he said, a number of programmes have been undertaken to reach universal health care services to the poor people across the country.
The state minister raised Bangladesh successes in community clinic, vaccination, Vitamin ‘A’ campaign programme and falling down of mother and child mortality rate before the plenary session.
Besides, the government is giving priority for providing health services through e-health and mobile phone. He said priority has also been given to ensure transparency, accountability and measures for the health index.
Health Secretary Syed Monzurul Islam, secretary general of Shwadinata Parishad Professor Dr Abdul Aziz and concerned other high officials are taking part in the conference.
