The High Court yesterday asked the government to explain in three weeks why it should not be directed to increase budgetary allocation for public health service as per recommendation of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The WHO, in its 2011 report, recommended every government to spend $44 for each citizen annually for health service, but the Bangladesh government spends only $21.
Yesterday, an HC bench came up with the rule following a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Omar Sadat on October 14 seeking HC directives in this regard.