DHAKA, Nov 18, 2024 (BSS) - The government has formed a 12-member Health Sector Reform Commission with Professor AK Azad Khan as its chief.
 
The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification to this end on Sunday.
 
The members of the commission are: Professor AK Azad Khan (chief); president of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh; Professor Md Muhammad Zakir Hossain, Public Health and Health Informatics Department at BSMMU; Prof Dr Liaquat Ali, chairman of Pothikrit Foundation; Prof Dr Sayera Akther, a gynecologist; Prof Dr Naila Zaman Khan, a neurologist, the Department of Pediatric Neuroscience; MM Reza, former secretary; Prof Dr Muzaherul Huq, former regional adviser (South-East Asia Region) at the WHO; Dr Azharul Islam, ICDDR,B; Prof Dr Syed Md Akram Hossain, Square Cancer Centre, Square Hospital; Prof Dr Syed Atiqul Haque, chief consultant of Green Life Centre for Rheumatic Care and Research; Dr Ahmed Ahsanur Rahman, scientist at ICDDR,B; and Omair Afif, a student of Dhaka Medical College.
 
The commission will start its works soon and after taking opinions from all stakeholders concerned, it will submit its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus within 90 days, the notification said.
 
The chief and the members of the commission will get status and salary and enjoy benefits to be determined by the government. But, if any one of them wants to work voluntarily, without taking benefits, he or she must take permission from the chief adviser.

On October 17 last, the government announced the formation of four more new reform commissions on health, mass media, workers' rights and women affairs.