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Infant mortality rate decreased for awareness programmes: Nasim
DHAKA, Sept 5, 2018 (BSS) – Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed
Nasim today said infant mortality rate has decreased due to awareness
programmes taken by the Awami League government.
“Right now 30 infants out of every thousand are dying in the country,
which will come down to 18 by 2022,” he said.
Nasim came up with the observations while addressing the inaugural
function of National Newborn Health Programme at Bangabandhu International
Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital.
“We will be able to achieve our expected goals in health sector before
time….Apart from public institutions, private ones are also making huge
contribution to the sector. We have brought down mother and infant mortality
rates significantly. Even we have played important role in ensuring
healthcare services to Rohingyas, which was acclaimed worldwide,” he said.
Talking about the farsightedness of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the
health minister said the premier has also made plans for things to be faced
in the next hundred years. “She is working with that goal and I would like
to urge people of the country to bring this government back in power to
continue the development process,” Nasim added.
The health minister hoped that there would be no crisis of doctors and
ambulances in the country, adding, “We have appointed 10,000 nurses, 1,200
midwives and seven thousand doctors already. We will appoint 10,000 more
physicians soon through PSC.”
Presided over by additional director general of Directorate General of Health
Services (DGHS) AHM Enayet Hossain, the function was also attended by DGHS
director Dr Sultan Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, Bangladesh Medical and Dental
Council president Prof Dr Md Shahidullah and Director General of Directorate
General of Family Planning Dr Mohammad Sharif.
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