Now is the best time to make this promise,” said Md Akramul Islam, director, communicable diseases and WASH Programme, BRAC. BRAC that leads the NGOs in TB control activities co-organised the discussion with Bangladesh Health Reporters Forum (BHRF). BHRF President Toufiq Maruf chaired the discussion with Line Director of the National TB Programme (NTP) Prof Md Shamiul Islam as chief guest. Adviser to NTP Programme Dr Md Abdul Hamid Salim presented the keynote paper. He said the government is increasing its allocation for the TB control programme and reducing dependency on donors.

Source: bd News24 December 10, 2018 19:52 UTC