US donates 6 lakh TB kits, 11,000 paediatric treatments to Bangladesh

The United States government has donated 600,000
US-manufactured GeneXpert tuberculosis testing kits and 11,000 courses of
paediatric TB drugs to the Bangladesh government.
According to a press release issued today (30
April), US Ambassador Brent T Christensen handed over the donation at a
ceremony held at a leading tuberculosis hospital, attended by Health and Family
Welfare Minister Sardar Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain Bokul and Director General
of Health Services Prof Dr Pravath Chandra Biswas.
The donation aims to address critical supply
shortages and reflects the United States' commitment to global health security
under its new five-year framework to expand bilateral health partnerships.
















