Bangladesh is planning a Tk 4,039 crore (approximately US$330 million) healthcare initiative to expand tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria treatment and prevention, aiming to save lives nationwide.
Shahariar Sajjad, director of Mycobacterial Disease Control at the Directorate General of Health Services, explained that combining the three disease programmes into one project would improve coordination and ensure continuity as international funding declines.
The proposed three-year initiative, running until June 2029, aims to provide preventive TB treatment to 1.5 million people and nutritional support to more than 824,000 patients. HIV testing will expand to all 64 districts, with treatment planned for 85% of people living with the virus. The programme also aims to reach zero malaria deaths by 2029, building on an 82% decline in reported malaria cases since 2010. Government funding and Global Fund support will strengthen healthcare services and sustain progress toward disease elimination.
