March-April 2024

In recent months, BHB enhanced its efforts to raise awareness of AMR among the population by sharing informative videos through social media channels. Two episodes of a recent series were broadcast on social media channels (e.g., Facebook page, YouTube, and websites). In these two episodes, Professor Dr. Sanya Tahmina, former Additional Directorate General of the […]

Private medicine shops are one of the largest providers of medicines to consumers in Bangladesh, and prescription-only medicines are often sold without prescriptions. In November-December 2021, DGDA collaborated with the World Health Organization Bangladesh and Fleming Fund to conduct a baseline survey on the level of awareness about antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and their impacts

BHB’s PMS is gradually gaining a user base. As of April 2024, PMS reached 1,092 active users. The software has Android and web versions. Recent usage patterns show that 62% of the active users use the Android version and 38% use the web version, indicating a preference for the mobile version of PMS. Given the

From 2019 to 2024, BHB exceeded its target of training 14,000 medicine dispensers, with a total of 14,129 medicine dispensers as of April 2024. BHB organized an experience-sharing workshop on 28 April 2024 for the training coordinator and associates. The event explored many valuable insights and experiences to better understand the training program’s impacts. The

The BHB eLearning platform course completion rate surged in the first four months of 2024. Developed in-house and launched in November 2021, and by 30 April 2024, 2,363 participants completed 24,729 courses (10.5 courses per participant on average); of which 1,737 participants competed 21,927 (89% of courses; 12.6 courses per participant) from January to April

On 07 May 2024, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGDA) in a national workshop held on its premises with DGDA officials from across the country, finalized the Accreditation Guideline for the Model Medicine Shops (MMSs)/Model Pharmacies (MPs). Major General Mohammad Yousuf, the Director General of Drug Administration chaired the workshop. The MMSs/MPs are medicine