Health Services Division

The Health Services Division is currently facing intense public and professional scrutiny regarding the management of a large-scale measles outbreak and the accuracy of national vaccination coverage data.

Health Services Division established 16 March 2017 via Cabinet Division allocation order bifurcating MoHFW; confirmed by Wikipedia and MoHFW own records. Secretary Md Kamruzzaman Chowdhury appointed 3 March 2026 on one-year contract (Government Service Act 2018, Section 49); confirmed by TBS News and BSS News. Budget figure Tk 31,416 crore (Tk 20,392 crore operating + Tk 11,024 crore development) is HSD's own demand as reported in CPD health budget analysis; ADP component Tk 11,617.17 crore is the approved figure per CPD. The Tk 604 crore measles vaccine procurement was authorised by MoHFW, not HSD independently, and is recorded in the parent ministry's budget actions. Dengue Week-18 figures (2,613 cumulative cases, 4 deaths as of 7 May 2026) sourced directly from DGHS dashboard and BeaconBio situational report. Measles outbreak cumulative statistics as of 15 May 2026 (55,611 suspected, 7,416 confirmed, 377 suspected deaths, 74 confirmed deaths) from DGHS via WHO DON-598 and Wikipedia outbreak article. Staff count not publicly disclosed in any available primary source. MoHFW overall FY2025-26 allocation is Tk 41,908 crore covering both HSD and the Medical Education and Family Welfare Division.