Health and Family Planning Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday said 76.6% couples capable of procreation adopts family planning method in the country.
“Out of 2.69 crore such couples, nearly 2.12 crore have adopted family planning method across the country in April last,” he said replying to a query of a lawmaker in the parliament’s budget session discussion.
Responding to another query, the health minister said a total of 3,393 posts out of 8,340 have remained vacant in the Union and Upazila-level hospitals and medical colleges across the country.
Issuing a note of warning, Nasim said stern action would be taken against those who indulge in corruption in the health sector.
“If proven, stern action will be taken against them. Corruption cannot be acceptable in any service providing organisation.”
Nasim also said the Health Ministry had received the least amount of allocation in last two years compared to last two decades in the budget.
“In 2012-13 FY, allocation for health was 4.82% and in 2013-14 FY allocation was 4.60%. From 1990-91 to 2013-2014, the average allocation in health sector was 6.53%,” he said replying to a query.
Nasim also said the health sector received the highest percentage of allocation in 1996-97 fiscal year. The allocation was 8.66%.
