Minister for Health and Family Welfare Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain has stated that expanding medical treatment alone is insufficient for protecting nationwide eye health, urging the immediate implementation of integrated and multi-faceted awareness initiatives.
Addressing a national workshop titled ‘Validation and Finalization of Multi-Sectoral Action Plan on Eye Health in Bangladesh’ at Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka on Sunday, November 8, 2026, the Health Minister emphasized that eye care cannot be treated in isolation. He highlighted that non-communicable diseases—such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular conditions, stroke, and kidney failure—are deeply interconnected with ocular health, particularly through complications like diabetic retinopathy and vascular damage.
Read nextNational Unity Essential to Thwart Sabotage, Overcome Political Division: PM Tariq RahmanChaired by Health Services Division Additional Secretary A N M Moinul Islam, the workshop focused on finalization of the national eye health action plan. Minister Sakhawat Hossain called upon medical professionals to form collaborative specialist platforms combining ophthalmology, endocrinology, cardiology, and nephrology. He urged doctors and health institutions to prioritize early disease detection and preventive care to lessen the high financial burden of advanced procedures like cataract surgeries for vulnerable citizens.
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