Parliamentary Committee Disappointed by Absence of Director General of DGHS at Its Meeting

A parliamentary committee today expressed its displeasure over the absence of director-general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) from its meeting.

According to meeting sources, the parliamentary standing committee on health ministry instructed officials responsible for the respective ministry to take action against ABM Khurshid Alam for failing to attend the meeting despite numerous requests.

According to meeting sources, the meeting was set to discuss the purchase of various health safety gears such as masks and kits since the outbreak of Covid-19 steps taken to address the vaccine crisis, whether vaccines are being brought in on a government-to-government basis or through agents, and the current status of the ICU and oxygen supply.