Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhal Haque yesterday urged the World Health Organisation (WHO) to extend its support to the developing countries to reduce maternal and reproductive health-related deaths.
They have also sought necessary help from WHO and other development partners to implement e-health programme to make a digital Bangladesh by 2021, he added.
Ruhal said they have taken an initiative to restart community clinics throughout the country, the initiative was taken in the earlier regime of AL, and sought assistance from the organisation for its effective implementation.
The minister said this at a press briefing at the conference room of the ministry after attending at the 124th session of its executive board in Geneva.
He further said that they have already got the clearance of appointing over 6000 health assistances and they will be trained after their appointments.
Ruhal said they have also sought assistance of WHO to set up drug testing laboratory to increase the strength of exporting essential drugs.
"If we are able to set up a drug testing laboratory, it will be possible to export a huge number of essential drugs to other countries," he added.
Replying to a question, the minister said a health policy will be formulated after discussing with all stakeholders.
Apart from the WHO session, he also held a meeting with its South-east Asian director and bilateral talks with the health ministers of China, India, Brazil, Indonesia and Mali.
The director appreciated the Vision 2021 programme of the Bangladesh government and gave assurance of providing their all-out supports to implement different targets, he mentioned.
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