The government has taken a Tk 211.90 crore project to improve the management of medical, population and nursing education services across the country.
The project, titled “Integrated Improvement in the Management of Activities of DGME, NIPORT and DGNM”, will run from July 2025 to June 2026 under the Health Education and Family Welfare Division.
According to official documents, the project will bring key activities of the completed Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Programme (HPNSP) into the regular system to avoid task duplication and ensure a stable budget.
The initiative includes upgrading medical, nursing and midwifery education through new simulation labs in five medical colleges, ten customised software modules and training for faculty in medical and dental colleges. Digital record systems, e-library services and the Performance Management Information System (PMIS) will also be improved.
DGME will manage academic and administrative data on a unified digital platform, while hospital management training is expected to boost service quality. The project will also strengthen human resources and facility management, including digital registries, automated hostel seat allocation and upgraded utilities.
To fill existing shortages, the project will procure medical and surgical equipment, computers, educational tools, furniture and bedding. Workplace office equipment will also be added.
NIPORT will conduct 600 training batches for 15,000 participants across 35 institutions, while DGNM will train 9,600 nurses and midwives in 320 batches. NIPORT will also update three training curricula, complete twelve pending studies and carry out two national surveys—the BDHS and BHFS—needed for policy decisions.
Project activities will cover all medical and dental colleges, IHTs and MATS under DGME; district and upazila-level training centres under NIPORT; and all nursing and midwifery institutions under DGNM.
The Project Evaluation Committee has recommended approval after reviewing technical and financial details. The Planning Commission said the initiative will improve medical, nursing and midwifery education and support national goals, including SDG-3 and the Bangladesh Population Policy 2025.
Officials believe the project will modernise clinical education, strengthen digital systems and improve health service delivery across the country.
