Child Healthcare: Cabinet okays draft law to improve service
The cabinet yesterday approved in principle, the draft of a law keeping a provision of merging Dhaka Children Hospital and Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, with the aim to provide better treatment facilities to children.
The approval came from a regular weekly meeting of the cabinet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at the Prime Minister's Office.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam made the disclosure at a news briefing following the meeting.
"Dhaka Children Hospital was established as an autonomous body in 1977. It has no basis in law as it was formed under 'Dhaka Children Hospital Ordinance, 2008' by the then caretaker government," he said.
The draft law has recommended to form a 12-member board of directors to run the hospital as an autonomous body in a proper manner, he added.
A director of the hospital will be the executive officer of the hospital while each of the directors will be appointed for three years, he said.
Anwarul also said that the government will formulate necessary rules through gazette as part of the move to implement the law accordingly.
The cabinet also approved the draft of the agreement to be signed between Bangladesh and Greece regarding assistance on education and culture, he said, adding, "Bangladesh has already signed agreements with 44 countries on cultural assistance aimed at enhancing cultural ties with those countries."
The meeting was apprised of the premier's participation in "Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2020" and "Zayed Sustainability Award 2020" in the United Arab Emirates from January 12-14.
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