Medical Education and Family Welfare Division explained

The Medical Education And Family Welfare Division (Bengali: স্বাস্থ্য শিক্ষা ও পরিবার কল্যাণ বিভাগ) is a Bangladeshi government division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, responsible for family planning and medical education in Bangladesh.^{[1] [2] [3]} Md. Saiful Hassan Badal is the government secretary in charge of the division.^{[4] [5]}

History

In the 1970s, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had two divisions but they were combined in 1985 for efficiency. On 16 March 2017, the government of Bangladesh established the Medical Education And Family Welfare Division and Health Service Division through the bifurcation of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.^{[6] [7]}

Organogram

• Directorate General of Medical Education
• Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery
• National Institute of Population Research and Training
• Directorate General of Family Planning

Notes and References

1. Web site: Work Plan . Medical Education And Family Welfare Division . 12 May 2020.
2. News: Barishal most vulnerable region . 12 May 2020 . The Daily Star . 19 March 2019 . en.
3. News: Health sector to receive only Tk800cr allocation increase despite pandemic . 12 May 2020 . . 12 May 2020.
4. Web site: Secretary . Medical Education And Family Welfare Division . 12 May 2020.
5. News: Bangladesh can see 50,000 coronavirus cases and 1,000 deaths by end of May . 12 May 2020 . . 29 April 2020.
6. News: Nath . Dhiraj Kumar . Health sector reformation and challenges of implementation . 12 May 2020 . The Daily Star . 2 April 2017 . en.
7. News: Health sector reformation and challenges of implementation . 12 May 2020 . The Daily Star . 2 April 2017 . en.