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Govt to ensure healthcare for hajj pilgrims: Maleque
DHAKA, June 18, 2019 (BSS) – Minister of Health and Family Welfare Zahid
Maleque today said the government will ensure healthcare facilities for the
Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims.
“A total of 1.27 lakh pilgrims from Bangladesh are going to the holy Mecca
to perform hajj this year. A medical team with adequate number of healthcare
providers will be sent to Mecca to ensure healthcare facility for the hajj
pilgrims,” the Minister told a press briefing at the BMA Bhaban here, a
ministry press release said.
A 207-member medical team comprising doctors, nurses, pharmacists and lab
technicians has been formed for giving healthcare facilities for the
Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims.
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