The tenure of BHB project of MSH has been extended till December 2024. An amendment memo has been signed on this matter between FCDO and MSH. The team lead of Human Capital of FCDO Ms. Fahmida Shabnam and Senior Contract Officer of MSH Ms. Alexandra Da Silva signed the memo on 11 December 2022 and […]
FCDO to continue support to BHB till end of 2024 Read More »
BHB is a member of DGDA’s Coalition of Interested Partners, which is helping it attain maturity level 3 for vaccine regulation based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Benchmarking Tool. BHB is an active member of this coalition. The coalition met at DGDA headquarters on 3 October 2022 in collaboration with WHO. WHO will
Pharmacy Management Software (PMS) can be a comprehensive business solution if the retail medicine shop takes advantage of its full functionality. It ensures efficient operations including human resource information management, purchase management, sales invoicing with point-of-sale, sales return, stock management, expiry tracking, revenue management, etc. The latest data show that login credentials have been approved
Use of Pharmacy Management Software is increasing Read More »
On 8 November 2022, Dr Rashid Zaman, Dr Shafiqul Islam, and Ms. Fawzia Nasrin of FCDO visited a model medicine shop in Jamalpur Sadar district and met with the Assistant Director of the local DGDA office, Ms. Gouri Rani Basak. The team was interested in the medicine shop’s adherence to good pharmacy practice, viz., presence
FCDO team visited model medicine shop in Jamalpur Read More »
On 26 December 2022, The Daily Ittefaq published a news article titled “Antimicrobial Resistance and Pharmacy Services in Bangladesh,” co-authored by Dr Iftakhar Hasan Khan, Principal Technical Adviser, and Ms. Raian Amzad, Technical Adviser, of BHB. The article covered BHB’s contribution to combating AMR and strengthening pharmacy services in Bangladesh through the model medicine shops
BHB undertook a study in 2022 to understand the level of adherence to Good Pharmacy Practice by the medicine dispensers they had trained from model medicine shops. DGDA leads the model medicine shop initiative with technical assistance from BHB and funding from FCDO. The preliminary report shows that 51.2% of the medicine shops (129 out
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BHB runs an eLearning platform for medicine dispensers in Bangladesh to enhance and upgrade their professional knowledge and skills. BHB plans to further enrich this platform for grade C pharmacy technicians (medicine dispensers) who work in Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA)-licensed medicine outlets to access continuous professional development material. The eLearning course content will
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Funded by the British Government Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Management Sciences for Health’s Better Health for Bangladesh (BHB) project has provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) to implement its 4th Health Population and Nutrition Sector Programme (HPNSP)—supporting 24 projects since 2017. In addition, BHB has helped organize
