Published: 10:33 AM, 19 October 2026
Govt. taking initiative to introduce breast cancer screening at grassroots level: Health Minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain Bokul has said that, government is taking different initiative to launch breast cancer screening activities at the grassroots level. He made the remarks at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in the capital on Sunday while addressing a discussion meeting on the occasion of “Breast cancer Awareness Month-2026”.Infrastructure development, rapid recruitment of new doctors and midwives as well as training activities are being accelerated enlightening the matter, he added.
Minister further mentioned that, breast cancer is increasing not only in cities but also in rural areas across the country. On the other hand due to lack of awareness and treatment , many women can not identify the disease on time. As a result many are depriving from the facilities of proper treatment. Moreover, breast cancer has a profound impact on a women’s physical health as well as their mental well being and normal lifestyle, he added.
Sakhawat Hossain however elaborately came up and said again that, it is not possible to make actual awareness just by organizing meeting and seminar or broadcasting on television. Addressing the doctors, he furthermore said that you are the most talented children of this soil and you need to play a pivotal role in line with the matter. In addition, go back to your villages at least two- three days a year and gather local women and teach them the early signs of breast cancer and how can they protect them from breast cancer. This is a service to humanity and it must be treated as a noble work, he added again.
Special Assistant to the Premier’s on Health Dr. SM Ziauddin Haider was also spoke at the discussion and said that non –communicable diseases are currently responsible for about 71 to 73 percent of total deaths. He said again that, 15 out of every one lakh women in the country are diagnosed with breast cancer. Of them, about 63 percent of affected women do not come under any kind of screening. At that time he emphasized on boosting public awareness and expanding screening programs to address this situation.
The program was presided over by the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute Director Professor Dr. Nasir Uddin. DAB Secretary General Dr. Zahirul Islam Shakil, DMCH Director Brigadier General AKM Farhad Hossain and among others were present at the event.
