Urban Residents to Receive Primary Healthcare Through City Corporations, Municipalities: Adviser Asif

Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD), Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, on Tuesday said the government aims to provide primary healthcare to urban residents through city corporations and municipalities under the second phase of the “Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project.”He made the remarks at an inauguration ceremony of newly constructed buildings for three urban maternal centers and eight urban health centers.The adviser said the project is being implemented by the Local Government Division. Currently, across 11 city corporations and 18 municipalities, 45 urban maternal centers, 167 urban health centers, and 334 satellite centers are providing 17 types of quality health services, including reproductive health, family planning, child health, and nutrition services.He added that the project, financed by the Government of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has become a milestone in providing healthcare services to urban poor populations. Around 30 percent of ...

• 16 Sep 2025