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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formed an expert panel of 12 members with the aim of necessary reforms of the existing health system of the country, quality improvement of medical services and strengthening the structure of the health system.
The former Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Dr M Abul Faiz has been made President and former Director of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Prof Dr Abdullah Shafi Majumdar as Member Secretary, BSS reported on Wednesday citing a notification.
The remaining members are President of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS) Professor AK Azad Khan, Vice Chancellor (VC) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Professor Md Sayedur Rahman, former Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Prof Mahmudur Rahman, Senior Gynecologist and Obstetrician Dr Ferdousi Begum, Former Professor of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital Dr Feroze Quader, former Additional Director General (Planning and Development) of DGHS Professor Dr Sania Tahmina, Dhaka Community Medical College Hospital Pediatric Department Professor Dr Shakil Ahmed, CEO at Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) Dr Fazlur Rahman, BSMMU former head of the Department of Medicine Professor Dr MA Jalil Chowdhury and MH Samorita Medical College and Hospital Prof Dr Sarker Mahbub Ahmed Shamim.