DHAKA, May 8, 2024 (BSS) - Health and Family Welfare Minister Professor Dr
Samanta Lal Sen today said Bangladesh has made outstanding successes in
expansion of vaccination coverage across the country.

"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been conferred with the prestigious
"Vaccine Hero" award in recognition of Bangladesh's outstanding success in
vaccination," he told a programme in the auditorium of CIRDAP here.

President of Jatiya Press Club Farida Yasmin, Deputy Representative to UNICEF
in Bangladesh Emma Brigham, Healthcare professionals, representatives from
different local and international organizations, among others, addressed the
programme with Chairman of Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and
Wellbeing Prof Dr. Md Abdul Aziz, MP, in the chair.