November-December 2023

BHB is operating the eLearning platform to promote continued professional learning for the pharmacy professionals. Following is given a list of the courses available in the eLearning platform: Courses in English language Automated Drug Licensing and Renewal System (ADLRS) Baseline data collection training of enumerators on medicine outlets Good Dispensing Practices Grade C Training Event […]

Several years ago, BHB developed the PMS (Pharmacy Management Software) to improve the operations of retail medicine outlets in Bangladesh. Available free of charge, the software enables the medicine shop owners and dispensers to maintain full inventory and produce useful business reports and statistics including tracking antibiotics sales and expired medicines. Recently, BHB made a

The World AMR Awareness Week is a global campaign to promote understanding of AMR and the critical need to control the emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections worldwide. The week is celebrated globally each year from 18 to 24 November. The theme this year was, “Preventing antimicrobial resistance together”. BHB organized a discussion event on

Through a recent Office Order issued by DGDA on 31 October 2023, the regulatory authority mandated that the country’s retail medicine outlets must submit applications for new and renewal drug licenses online through ADLRS (Automated Drug Licensing and Renewal System) rather than through the manual system. DGDA officials will also process the applications and documents

On 18 December, the Director General of Drug Administration, Major General Dr. Mohammad Yousuf, formally launched BHB’s training program on good pharmacy practices for medicine dispensers. BHB’s Country Project Director, Professor Dr. Abul Kalam Azad; DGDA’s Director Mr. Eyahia; and the Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh’s Vice Chair, Mr. Mosaddek Hussain and General Secretary, Mr. Mahbubul

The Technical Management Committee, headed by the Director General, Drug Administration, meets quarterly to review the progress of the Better Health in Bangladesh (BHB) project activities. The last meeting of the year was held on 22 November 2023 at the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) offices and was chaired by Major General Dr. Mohammad