Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attends a roundtable conference titled ‘Health in Crisis - WHO Cares’ in Munich, Germany on Friday Focus BanglaShe says Bangladesh has made a remarkable improvement in health sectorPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has laid importance on more engagement of the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure universal health services for all. Sheikh Hasina said her government has taken a plan to expand the universal health coverage manifold and make health services free for children under one year and elders over 65 years. Sheikh Hasina also underlined the importance of a predictable and urgent financing for the health security initiatives in the developing countries and LDCs. “Our ‘Vision 2021’ and ‘Vision 2041’ have given top priority to ensure health security in Bangladesh,” she added. “We need to work collectively as advanced technology and innovation have provided us with opportunities to work on health security particularly for the vulnerable sections of our society,” she said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 15, 2019 19:41 UTC