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2026-09-23, 10:06pm
PM discusses healthcare reforms with Gates Foundation CEO
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met with Gates Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Suzman in New York on Wednesday
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The meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s hotel residence in the morning, according to Prime Minister’s Assistant Press Secretary KM Nazmul Haque.
During the meeting, they discussed public health, child healthcare, vaccination, access to affordable vaccines, preventive healthcare and efforts to modernize the country’s health system.
They also exchanged views on expanding healthcare services at the upazila and district levels, recruiting and training 100,000 health workers, creating international employment opportunities for trained healthcare professionals, and developing an AI-integrated digital public healthcare system.