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Call center launched for family planning advice

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Published: 15:17, 17 July 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Call center launched for family planning advice

Staff Correspondent: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim has launched a call center to give free advice on family planning, mother and child health, adolescent health, emergency maternity service and stopping child marriage.

People can avail the service by just dialing 16767 from their mobile phones 24/7.

Health Minister Nasim inaugurated the call center at Directorate General of Family Planning in the capital’s Karwanbazar area on Tuesday.

“Bangladesh is doing wonders under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Progress that took place in health sector here is being acclaimed by the world. We have achieved self-sufficiency in food. Maternal and child mortality rates have gone down significantly,” Nasim said while addressing the inaugural function.

The minister also distributed five ambulances for five district hospitals after the programme.


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