Shafiun Nahin Shimul
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How to make essential medicines affordable and accessible in Bangladesh (opens the original)
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Bangladesh's medicine policy has once again reached a crossroads, but the debate risks focusing on the wrong problem. On August 3, the government cancelled the Essential Medicines List (EML) 2026 and the Medicine Pricing Method 2026 on the grounds that the statutory National Drug Advisory Council had not been consulted, as required under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 2023. The cancellation was subsequently gazetted. Until a replacement is developed, Bangladesh has reverted to the 1994 Essential Me
Fixing Bangladesh’s broken medicine policy (opens the original)
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Bangladesh's medicine policy has once again reached a crossroads, but the debate risks focusing on the wrong problem. On August 3, the government cancelled the Essential Medicines List (EML) 2026 and the Medicine Pricing Method 2026 on the grounds that the statutory National Drug Advisory Council had not been consulted, as required under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 2023. The cancellation was subsequently gazetted. Until a replacement is developed, Bangladesh has reverted to the 1994 Essential Me
Shafiun Nahin Shimul (opens the original)
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Shafiun Nahin Shimul Fixing Bangladesh’s broken medicine policy 1 HOUR(s) Bangladesh’s reversion to an outdated medicine policy risks jeopardising patient affordability and the sustainable supply of drugs. 1 HOUR(s) How to rescue Bangladesh from the ambulance mafia 29 August 2025 In the critical moments of a medical emergency or sudden accident, the very service meant to save lives—the ambulance—often becomes another source of dismay. 29 August 2025
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