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০৫ ফেব্রুয়ারি , ২০২৩ ১১:০৪ অপরাহ্ণ
65,910 arsenic patients in Bangladesh
65,910 arsenic patients in Bangladesh
Health Minister Zahid
Maleque on Sunday said at present, there are 65,910 arsenic patients in the
country.
"We have been able to reduce the number of arsenic patients as the
government has implemented various initiatives including safe drinking
water," he said in reply to a question of lawmaker Mamunur Rashid
in the question-answer session in Parliament.
The health minister said the government has ensured adequate healthcare
facilities for arsenic patients at public hospitals across the country.
In reply to a question of lawmaker Habibe Millat, he said modern testing
facilities at the hospitals have been set up to measure vitamin-D level of the
people.