Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Profile
- Head
- Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain
- Role
- Minister
- Annual budget
- ৳419,080,000,000
- Staff
- n/a
- Established
- 1971
- Legal basis
- Established under the provisional Mujibnagar Government (10 April 1971); current two-division structure formalised by Cabinet Division allocation orders; Health Services Division bifurcated on 16 March 2017.
Provenance & notes
Budget figure Tk 41,908 crore cross-checked across BSS, TBS, and Daily Sun; minister appointment date 2026-02-17 confirmed by TBS and Daily Star BNP cabinet coverage. Measles outbreak statistics (55,611 suspected cases, 377 suspected deaths, 74 confirmed deaths as of 15 May 2026) sourced from DGHS via WHO DON and Wikipedia outbreak article; WHO DON issued 2026-DON598. Dengue week-18 figures from DGHS live dashboard. Ministry established 1971 (Mujibnagar Government); Health Services Division formally bifurcated 16 March 2017 per Wikipedia. Staff count not publicly disclosed in available primary sources -- field left null. MoHFW has two divisions: Health Services Division and Medical Education and Family Welfare Division. Activity evidence hold: removed 2 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.
Sources
- https://mohfw.gov.bd/
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/362114
- https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/governance/news/doctors-attendance-be-ensured-30-days-says-health-minister-sakhawat-4109046
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/see-who-will-become-next-ministers-state-ministers-1363801
- https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/governance/news/who-gets-which-ministry-inside-bnps-cabinet-line-4108521
- https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/budget/fy26-budget-health-sector-gets-tk41908cr-1158031
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-budget-2025-2026/279331
- https://banglamirrornews.com/2026/03/29/govt-allocates-tk604-crore-to-procure-measles-vaccine-health-minister/
- https://www.unicef.org/bangladesh/en/press-releases/bangladesh-launches-emergency-measles-rubella-campaign-unicef-who-and-gavi-protect
- https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON598
- https://www.who.int/bangladesh/news/feature-stories/item/a-nation-s-response--a-mother-s-relief--bangladesh-steps-up-emergency-measles-vaccination
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Bangladesh_measles_outbreak
- https://dashboard.dghs.gov.bd/pages/heoc_dengue_v1.php
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare_(Bangladesh)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardar_Md._Sakhawat_Husain