The government plans to set up burn units in five divisional medical colleges and hospitals in the country with funding from Saudi Arabia, reports UNB.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque said this in parliament on Monday, responding to a tabled question from ruling Awami League MP elected from Chattogram M Abdul Latif.
The five burn units would be set up in Sylhet, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Barisal and Faridpur.
The health minister said the project will be implemented from July 2022 to June 2025. The project was approved at the ECNEC meeting on December 7 last year.
"In addition, a 100-bed burn unit will be set up at Chittagong Medical College Hospital with funding from the Chinese government."
He said project was taken to set up a burn unit in Mymensingh district and Khulna district under the fourth sector programme.
In reply to a query from opposition BNP MP elected from Chapainawabganj Aminul Islam, the health minister told parliament that mobile courts of Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) had cancelled the registration of 136 commercial drugs in 2021 due to non-compliance and other irregularities.
The minister also said the licenses of 49 drug manufacturing companies have been suspended during this period.
Besides, production and marketing of all types of medicines of 14 pharmaceutical companies have been suspended in 2021.
At this time, 2036 cases have been filed with the mobile court run by the DGDA and a fine of Tk 26.7 million has been realised on charge of producing and marketing fake, contaminated and unregistered medicine.
Govt plans to set up burn units in five divisions
FE Team | Published: June 22, 2022 00:15:17
Govt plans to set up burn units in five divisions
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