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The pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh is one of the most developed industrial sectors within the country. Manufacturers produce insulin, hormones, and cancer drugs. This sector provides 98% [1] of the total domestic demand for medicine requirement in the country. This makes Bangladesh almost self sufficient in the pharmaceutical sector.
Directorate General of Drug Administration was established in 1976 under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as a separate department. It was upgraded on 17 January 2010. [3] The department is responsible for issuing licenses to pharmaceutical companies. [4] The Drug Control Committee of the department decides on drug registration. [5]
It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in Bangladesh. The present adviser is Nurjahan Begum. [3] The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare contains two divisions: [4] [5] Health Services Division and Medical Education And Family Welfare Division.
The association traces its origins to the Pakistan Medical Association which was established in 1948. [5] Following the Independence of Bangladesh , doctors in Bangladesh reorganized remnants of the Pakistan Medical Association and adopted a constitution of Bangladesh Medical Association on 14 January 1973.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a graduate medical university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [5] It was established in 1965 as Institute of Postgraduate Medical Research (IPGMR). The university offers postgraduate degrees in various medical specialties. These programs encompass MPhil, MPH, MD, MS, PhD, and various diploma degrees ...
It is located in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka in 203, Shaheed Sayed Nazrul Islam Sarani (86, Bijoy Nagar). Its function is to give registration to MBBS & BDS & DMD to practice medicine and dentistry in Bangladesh. It maintains the official register of Medical Practitioner, Dental Practitioner & Medical Assistant Practitioner within Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Medical Research Council is an autonomous national research body that carries out research on medical and health sciences and plans and prioritize research in Bangladesh and is located in Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] [2] Prof. Syed Modasser Ali is the current chairman of the executive committee [3]
In July 2020, a number of medical suppliers blamed the Central Medical Store Depot for delays in COVID-19 test kits as they were taking too long for approval. [4] According to Rozina Islam of the daily Prothom Alo there is a lack of coordination between Central Medical Store Depot and the Directorate General of Health Services. [5]