Bangladesh’s community clinics get UN recognition

Hiren Pandit:  For the first time, a resolution on community-based health care was adopted unanimously at the United Nations. The historic resolution titled 'Community-Based Primary Health Care: A Participatory and Inclusive Approach to Achieving Universal Health Services' gave international recognition to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ou...

PM Sheikh Hasina lauds community clinics for reaching healthcare services to common people

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government has been able to provide healthcare services at the doorsteps of the common people up to the rural areas due to the community clinics. “The community clinics set up across the country have been able to reach health care services to the doorsteps of the common people up to rural ...

Community clinics model: UN adopts resolution highlighting Sheikh Hasina initiative

The United Nations unanimously adopted the first-ever resolution on community-based healthcare on Tuesday. The resolution, titled “Community-based primary healthcare: a participatory and inclusive approach to universal health coverage,” acknowledged the important role community clinics play in promoting primary healthcare, women's e...

Diabetic patients in Bangladesh to get free insulin at community clinics: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced that the government will provide free insulin to the diabetic patients through community clinics across Bangladesh. She said this while addressing the second graduation completion programme of Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialised Hospital & Nursing College. “We have decided...

HPM Sheikh Hasina opens 45 more community vision centres

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated 45 more community vision centres at Upazila Health Complexes in 13 districts across the country, raising the number to 135, bringing one-third of grassroots people under modern eye treatment free of cost. She opened the centres at an event in the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital joini...

Each upazila will get specialized community eyecare center : HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government will set up community vision centres in all upazilas across the country in phases to provide better eyecare services to local people. "Eyecare services are costly. General people can't afford these. I'm not only the Prime Minister, but also the daughter of the Father of the Nation. It's my respon...