DHAKA, Sept 4, 2024 (BSS) -The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has 
formed an expert panel of 12 members with the aim of necessary reforms of the 
existing health system of the country, quality improvement of medical 
services and strengthening the structure of the health system.

The former Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) 
Professor Dr M Abul Faiz has been made President and former Director of the 
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Prof Dr Abdullah Shafi 
Majumdar as Member Secretary, a notification said today.

The remaining members are: President of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh 
(BADAS) Professor AK Azad Khan, Vice Chancellor (VC) of Bangabandhu Sheikh 
Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Professor Md Sayedur Rahman, former Director 
of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Prof 
Mahmudur Rahman, Senior Gynecologist and Obstetrician Dr Ferdousi Begum, 
Former Professor of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital Dr Feroze 
Quader, former Additional Director General (Planning and Development) of DGHS 
Professor Dr Sania Tahmina, Dhaka Community Medical College Hospital 
Pediatric Department Professor Dr Shakil Ahmed, CEO at Centre for Injury 
Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) Dr Fazlur Rahman, BSMMU former 
head of the Department of Medicine Professor Dr MA Jalil Chowdhury and MH 
Samorita Medical College and Hospital Prof Dr Sarker Mahbub Ahmed Shamim.