Bangladesh seeks recognition of more of its medical colleges in Sri Lanka

• Seeks SL help in training B’deshi health professionals in health management
• As a goodwill gesture, Bangladesh decides to send about US$ 1 million worth of essential medicines to Sri Lanka

By kelum bandara   

Bangladesh requested for recognition of more of its public medical colleges by the Sri Lankan health authorities, an official said.

The request was made to Health Minister Dr.Ramesh Pathirana when met with Bangladeshi High Commissioner Tareq Md Ariful Islam on Thursday. They spoke about Sri Lankan students studying medicine in Bangladesh on scholarship and how to expand the scope of cooperation in this regard. The High Commissioner also sought for training of his country’s health professionals in dengue management.

“We agreed to have regular exchanges with regard to our respective best practices and expertise in dealing with public health issues. I requested him for training of our health professionals in dengue management.

I met the new Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana to seek his leadership and guidance in strengthening further the collaboration between our two countries in the health sector. We particularly discussed the potential of cooperation that the pharmaceutical sector holds for our two countries. Referring to the current level of import of medicines from Bangladesh, I briefed the Minister on how Sri Lanka can benefit more by getting more world-class pharmaceutical products from us at affordable prices. We discussed possible G-to-G arrangements in this regard. 
I also shared with him our government’s decision to send to Sri Lanka as a goodwill gesture about US$ 1 million worth of essential medicines as per their requirements,” he said.