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• Initially Government of Bangladesh (GoB) had appointed medical officers

(Unani and Ayurvedic) in 30 districts, in course of time this service has increased
in different Medical College Hospital, UHC and District hospitals into 57

Districts of Bangladesh.

Strategy adopted to propagate TM in Bangladesh

• In the Field Based Strategies: Government has taken initiative to provide training
to gardeners for ensuring the process of raw materials identification, cultivation,

collection and the preservation. Government has also appointed 64 compounders
and 425 Herbal Assistant (Gardener) as ‘Support Manpower’. The authority

also develops standard operating procedure (SOPs) of current Good
Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) for process, store or stock of raw or finished

materials or products.
• Manufacturing Unit Based Strategies: To ensure appropriate quantity of recipients

and the revalidation of the formulation, the GoB has prepared and published
Unani and Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia, and ‘National Formulary’, BNUF and

BNAF. All manufacturing companies are practicing the Bangladesh Unani and
Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia/BNUF and BNAF to manufacture the drug which

is regulated by DGDA.
• Consumer Based Strategies: Unani and Ayurvedic medicines are manufactured

in our country; however, the quality of the drugs is monitored and maintained
by DGDA. Recently they have taken initiatives to sort Adverse drug reactions
T raditional Medicine Systems of BIMSTEC Member States – 2023 Report
(ADRs) from the different levels of consumers. They also have arranged training
for different stakeholders.

• Laboratory Based Strategies: All the products are certified from Drug Testing
Laboratory (DTL), under DGDA. Moreover, different public and private university

faculty members are working on different drugs and formulations.

National Policies on TM

• Traditional Systems of Medicine is included in the National Health Policy of
Bangladesh.

• Traditional Medicinal Products are also included in The National Drug Policy
of Bangladesh.

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