SANGSAD BHABAN, Feb 6, 2024 (BSS) - Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr

Samanta Lal Sen today said the government will take all the necessary steps
to appoint the graduate pharmacists at all the public hospitals.

"All the necessary steps will be taken to appoint the graduate pharmacists
...the provision of enrollment of graduate pharmacists in different countries
in the world but we did not start work to enroll these professionals", said
the minister.

The minister said this while responding to an important notice which was
brought by independent lawmaker M Naser Shahriar Zahedi of Jenaidah-2 under
the rules 71 of the rules of procedure of the Jatiya Sangsad during the
session here with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

There are only thirty-five approved posts of graduate pharmacists in
different public and specialized hospitals under the directorate of health
services while some 8,770 pharmacists in Taiwan, 3,500 in Philippines and
6,514 are working in different hospitals in Malaysia.