Towards Peoples’ Health Policy 2008
Farhad Mazhar/Farida Akhter/Salek Ahmed
Seminar on Health Policy, 2008 under Caretaker Government
The care taker government (2007-2008) of Bangladesh with the mandate of giving a free and fair election by December, 2008 came up with the National Health policy – Update, 2008 in August 2008. The draft was prepared by a committee formed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and was given in the website for suggestions from relevant quarters within September 15, 2008, later extended to September.
Shashthya Andolon, a group of health activists involving health practitioners, researchers, policy advocacy groups, journalists and social activists, responded immediately by critically analysing the document. Shashtya Andolon m...