The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ( bn, স্বাস্থ্য ও পরিবার কল্যাণ মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Sbāsthya ō paribār kalyāṇ Montronaloya'') is a
Bangladesh government ministry charged with
health policy in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to
family planning in Bangladesh Family planning in Bangladesh is carried out by government agencies and supported by non-government organisations. The Directorate General of Family Planning is the government agency responsible for family planning in Bangladesh. Marie Stopes Bangla ...
. The present minister is Zahid Maleque.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare contains two divisions:
and
Medical Education And Family Welfare Division.
Departments
Health Service Division
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Bangladesh National Nutrition Council
Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC) is an autonomous government body responsible for planning National Food and Nutrition Policy in Bangladesh and is located in Mohammadpur Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The council is chaired by the Prime M ...
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Disease International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
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Department of Drug Administration
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Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery
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Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council
Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council () is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare responsible for nursing services and education. Rashida Akhter is the head of the council.
History
Banglades ...
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Health Economics Unit
The Health Economics Unit ( bn, স্বাস্থ্য অর্থনীতি ইউনিট) is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officiall ...
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Health Engineering Department
Health Engineering Department () is a Bangladesh government
The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the ...
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Bangladesh Institute of Child and Mother Health
The Institute of Child and Mother Health (ICMH) is a research institute that seeks to improve the children and mother's health sector in Bangladesh. It situated in Matuail, Dhaka. It operates under the Bangladesh government's Ministry of Health ...
Medical Education And Family Welfare Division
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National Institute of Population Research and Training
National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) is an autonomous national research institute that researches family planning in Bangladesh and training government officers involved with family planning projects in Bangladesh and ...
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Directorate General of Family Planning
Directorate General of Family Planning is a government agency responsible for family planning in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
History
Family Planning Board and Family Planning Council was established in 1972. In August 1975 ...
See also
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Government of Bangladesh
The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Co ...
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Cabinet of Bangladesh
The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a c ...
References
External links
Welcome to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Medical and health organisations based in Bangladesh
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