Over 6000 doctor vacancies in Bangladesh
BANGLADESH: A total of 6,861 posts of doctors and 2,056 posts of
nurses are now lying vacant in Bangladesh's health sector, the national
news agency BSS reported quoted an official as saying on Tuesday.
Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad made the remarks when answering
a question at the parliament session here on Tuesday on behalf of Health
and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhal Haque, who was absent at that time
in parliament. Meanwhile, Health Minister Haque later told the
parliament that there are 12,382 physicians in the country under the
Health Department and 819 doctors under the Family Planning Department,
the BSS said.
Reiterating the government's firm commitment to reach better health
service to the common people, Haque said there is a dearth in the number
of doctors, nurses and health workers in the health sector.
DHAKA, Wednesday, Xinhua
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