Health Reform Panel Submits Report to CA

The Health Sector Reform Commission submitted its report today to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The report was officially handed over by commission members, led by Chairman Professor AK Azad Khan, at approximately 11 am at the State Guest House Jamuna, according to Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

Formed by the government in November 2024, the 12-member commission was tasked with recommending reforms in the health sector. The commission includes: Prof AK Azad Khan, President of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh; Prof Md Muhammad Zakir Hossain from the Department of Public Health and Health Informatics at BSMMU; Prof Dr Liaquat Ali, Chairman of Pothikrit Foundation; Prof Dr Sayera Akther, gynecologist; Prof Dr Naila Zaman Khan from the Department of Pediatric Neuroscience; former Secretary MM Reza; Prof Dr Muzaherul Huq, former WHO Regional Adviser (South-East Asia Region); Dr Azharul Islam from ICDDR,B; Prof Dr Syed Md Akram Hossain of Square Cancer Centre; Prof Dr Syed Atiqul Haque, Chief Consultant at Green Life Centre for Rheumatic Care and Research; Dr Ahmed Ahsanur Rahman, a scientist at ICDDR,B; and Omair Afif, a student of Dhaka Medical College.