Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain today said the government will launch a nationwide home-to-home health screening programme to detect diseases at an early stage among the general population.

"Every citizen has the right to receive healthcare services and that no one will be deprived of healthcare. To ensure better public health and facilitate the early detection of serious diseases, the government will introduce the home-to-home health screening initiative across the country," he said.

Sakhawat was speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of Hygiene for Health Bangladesh at Gulshan Lake Park here.

He said the government plans to recruit 100,000 health workers, 80 percent of whom will be women. These female health workers will visit households to teach women how to conduct breast and cervical cancer self-examinations so that diseases can be detected at an early stage and treated promptly, he added.

The minister said health workers will carry a special medical kit while visiting homes. They will provide services such as measuring blood pressure, checking body weight, screening for diabetes, conducting lipid profile tests, and performing various other basic health examinations at people's homes, he added.

The minister said maintaining a clean and hygienic environment is essential for staying healthy. He emphasized that public awareness and good health are prerequisites for building a healthy, knowledge-based, and prosperous nation.