Health minister Mohammed Nasim has invited potential foreign investors to invest in Bangladesh’s health sector, offering them a bureaucratic hassle-free experience as well as free-of-cost lands and necessary support from the government in the shortest possible time.
He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of Omron Health Care Bangladesh Ltd, a Japan-based manufacturer of health equipments and health management software, at the city’s Hotel Sonargaon on Wednesday.
Also present there, State Minister for Health Zahid Malek urged Omron to make arrangements for starting production in Bangladesh so that people would be able to afford the products at affordable prices.
Minoru Yoshimura, chairman of Omron Health Care Bangladesh, said the company’s mission was to contribute to the Bangladeshi people’s health and to prevent lifestyle diseases. He said Omron’s products include automatic blood pressure monitor, ultrasonic and compressor nebulisers, digital pencil and ear thermometers, digital weight scales and body composition monitors, and electronic nerves stimulators.
Omron representatives at the programme also claimed that the company controlled over 51% of the worldwide market share of high-tech blood pressure monitors.
Among others, the programme was attended Bangladesh Medical Association President Dr Mahmudul Hasan, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Pran Gopal Datta, and Hiroyuki Minami, minister at Embassy of Japan, were present at the programme.
Meanwhile, a delegation of Omron also met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday and donated 2,000 blood pressure monitors and 1,000 sugar calculators for use at different community clinics.