Accra:The Health and Family Welfare Minister, Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain, announced plans to install 60 dialysis machines in divisional medical college hospitals over the next six months. This announcement was made during an event at the International Mother Language Institute in the capital.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the event featured the presentation of a study on the "Establishment of a National Health Protection Authority," organized by the Health Economics Unit under the ministry's Health Services Division.
The health minister emphasized the importance of an effective health insurance system to bolster the health sector. Plans were outlined to establish a health centre and three family welfare centres in each union soon. Additionally, health wellbeing centres are to be set up to provide healthcare at the grassroots level, with the tender process starting within a week and implementation expected within a year.
These centres will offer services such as blood tests and other health screenings. The minister acknowledged the challenges of implementing a comprehensive health sector plan but noted that the strategy is to focus on specific areas and introduce the initiative in phases, beginning with pilot schemes. The event was attended by Dr Md Enamul Haque, Director General of the Health Economics Unit, and other ministry officials.