4,143 HIV positive patients in country, Nasim tells JS

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday said a total of 4,143 people are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country, reports BSS.
The minister was replying to awritten question of treasury bench member Shamim Osman on behalf of M Israfil Alam in the Jatiya Sangsad.
According to official statistics, the minister said, 4,1 43 HIV infected persons were detected up to November 2015, of them, 658 are dead and 3485 alive.
He said the heath ministry has taken various steps through AIDS/STD control programme to prevent the communicable disease.
Nasim said the government is providing medical treatment and diagnostic services at 12 hospitals for HIV affected persons. Four government hospitals are providing free treatment and medicines including counseling to the patients, he said.
Moreover, modern treatment has been providing to the HIV positive patients and drug addicted people at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Mohakhali in the capital Dhaka, he added.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Nasim yesterday warned that unfolding rumors of question leakage related to medical college admission on social media, especially with facebook, would be dealt under ICT Act this time, reports BSS.
“This year, I hope, no allegation of question leakage would arise as all out measure has been taken to hold the medical admission test under tight security and greater transparency,” the minister said while exchanging views with the Health Reporters Forum at his ministry .
The medical college admission test is due on October 7, 2016, while admission test for the dental colleges would be held on November 4, 2016.
When asked about medical coaching, Mohammed Nasim said, his ministry has received several allegations against Retina, a private coaching house run by Jammat-Shibir activists, and necessary steps would be taken to close it down.  He added the fate of other medical coaching centres would also be reviewed.
State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Malik, Health Secretary Syed Manzurul Islam and senior officials of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) were present.

4,143 HIV positive patients in country, Nasim tells JS

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday said a total of 4,143 people are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country, reports BSS. The minister was replying to awritten question of treasury bench member Shamim Osman on behalf of M Israfil Alam in the Jatiya Sangsad. According to official statistics, the minister said, 4,1 43 HIV infected persons were detected up to November 2015, of them, 658 are dead and 3485 alive. He said the heath ministry has taken various steps through AIDS/STD control programme to prevent the communicable disease. Nasim said the government is providing medical treatment and diagnostic services at 12 hospitals for HIV affected persons. Four government hospitals are providing free treatment and medicines including counseling to the patients, he said. Moreover, modern treatment has been providing to the HIV positive patients and drug addicted people at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Mohakhali in the capital Dhaka, he added. Meanwhile, Mohammed Nasim yesterday warned that unfolding rumors of question leakage related to medical college admission on social media, especially with facebook, would be dealt under ICT Act this time, reports BSS. This year, I hope, no allegation of question leakage would arise as all out measure has been taken to hold the medical admission test under tight security and greater transparency, the minister said while exchanging views with the Health Reporters Forum at his ministry . The medical college admission test is due on October 7, 2016, while admission test for the dental colleges would be held on November 4, 2016. When asked about medical coaching, Mohammed Nasim said, his ministry has received several allegations against Retina, a private coaching house run by Jammat-Shibir activists, and necessary steps would be taken to close it down. He added the fate of other medical coaching centres would also be reviewed. State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Malik, Health Secretary Syed Manzurul Islam and senior officials of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) were present.