DHAKA, Feb 6, 2024 (BSS) - Health and Family Welfare Minister Professor Dr

Samanta Lal Sen today said the Nepalese government is keen to follow
community clinic concept of Bangladesh in the health sector.

"Bangladesh government will extend all necessary cooperation to Nepal for
implementing community clinics concept in the  health sector," he made the
assurance when Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari met with
him at his ministry here, an official release said.

During the meeting, the Nepalese ambassador said Bangladesh achieved
impressive success in the health sector through developing innovative models
and initiatives, the press release added.

He described the community clinic model as an extraordinary one as it has
been keeping significant contribution to the lives of common people.
Ghanshyam Bhandari said the Nepalese government wanted to implement community
clinics model in their health sector.

Samanta Lal said, "Community clinic concept is the brain child of Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina. The people in rural areas are getting healthcare
facilities from the community clinics."

The health ministry sources said in 2023, community clinics got global
recognition as a resolution on community-based healthcare in Bangladesh was
unanimously adopted at the United Nations (UN).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina developed the community-based healthcare
innovative service initiative and under the initiative, community clinics
have been established in the country to provide healthcare services to the
people.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched this unique community clinic-based
health system in Bangladesh in 1998 with the aim of bringing all the people
of the country under primary health care. The present government led by Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina has established 14,000 community clinics in the
country.