Separate HNPSP for mother, child suggested
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Health and Family Welfare Minister Prof Dr AFM Ruhal Haque said Monday a separate programme for mother and child should be designed under HNPSP, the biggest ever sector programme for health, population and nutrition in the country, reports BSS.
He made this opinion at the steering committee meeting of the Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Programme (HNPSP) held at the ministry of health, an official handout said Monday.
Prime Minister's Health Adviser Dr Syed Modasser Ali, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mujibur Rahman Fakir, Health Secretary Shaikh Altaf Ali and head of different directorates of the ministry were present.
Ruhal Haque suggested developing a strong management and information service (MIS) at every department and directorate of health and family welfare ministry and establishment of a direct link with the ministry. He also suggested avoiding duplication of programmes and simplifying the process for release of donors' funds quickly.
Earlier, Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Einer H Jensen, team leader of Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) or South Asia Dr Toufiqur Rahman and charge d' affaires of the US Embassy Nicholas J Dean made courtesy calls separately on Dr Ruhal Haque.
They discussed matters of bilateral issues of mutual cooperation, especially in health and population sectors. The US diplomat, according to the handout, discussed global health initiative (GHI) of the US government.
He made this opinion at the steering committee meeting of the Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Programme (HNPSP) held at the ministry of health, an official handout said Monday.
Prime Minister's Health Adviser Dr Syed Modasser Ali, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mujibur Rahman Fakir, Health Secretary Shaikh Altaf Ali and head of different directorates of the ministry were present.
Ruhal Haque suggested developing a strong management and information service (MIS) at every department and directorate of health and family welfare ministry and establishment of a direct link with the ministry. He also suggested avoiding duplication of programmes and simplifying the process for release of donors' funds quickly.
Earlier, Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Einer H Jensen, team leader of Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) or South Asia Dr Toufiqur Rahman and charge d' affaires of the US Embassy Nicholas J Dean made courtesy calls separately on Dr Ruhal Haque.
They discussed matters of bilateral issues of mutual cooperation, especially in health and population sectors. The US diplomat, according to the handout, discussed global health initiative (GHI) of the US government.