Govt to recruit 100,000 health workers soon

The government will soon recruit 100,000 new health workers under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to address an acute manpower shortage in public hospitals across the country.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain told parliament Monday about the recruitment plan.
The announcement came during the question-answer session of the Jatiya Sangsad in response to a query from lawmaker Sabikun Nahar.
The minister has said Bangladesh's public healthcare system is facing a severe shortage of doctors, nurses and frontline health workers, with thousands of approved positions currently lying vacant.
According to the minister, the total number of approved physician posts in government hospitals stands at 41,806, of which 9,407 are currently vacant.
The nursing workforce is also experiencing a significant shortage. Of the 49,879 approved nursing positions nationwide, 45,302 are currently filled, leaving 4,577 vacant. The largest staffing gap exists among frontline health workers. Out of 65,230 approved positions across various field-level health service categories, only 46,283 personnel are currently in service, leaving 18,947 posts unfilled.
Among them are 23,500 approved positions for Family Welfare Assistants (FWAs), but only 15,207 are currently employed, resulting in 8,293 vacancies.
Similarly, 3,161 of the 6,361 approved posts for Family Welfare Visitors (FWVs) remain vacant. The minister also says that 540 of the 14,460 approved Community Health Care Provider (CHCP) positions at community clinics are currently unfilled.
In addition, 6,953 posts for Health Assistants (HAs) remain vacant out of a total of 20,909 approved ones.

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