The government has formed a 17-member ‘national technical advisory committee’ led by Mohammod Shahidullah, a neonatologist, to find ways to prevent the worsening coronavirus outbreak in the country.
The Directorate General of Health Services issued a notice announcing the panel on Saturday, 42 days after Bangladesh reported its first cases of coronavirus on March 8.
IEDCR Director Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora has been made the secretary of the panel, which is designed to provide suggestions to the government on the prevention of novel coronavirus and increase the quality of health service in hospitals.
The panel can exchange their views with the public health expert committee the government formed on March 28. It can also add new members if needed, reports bdnews24.com.
Professor Nazrul Islam of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and Professor AK Azad Khan of Bangladesh Diabetes Association are part of the panel.