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3. Authority of TM

In Bangladesh the total health systems including Traditional Medicine is governed

by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and the Directorate General of

Medical Education (DGME), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW).
A separate wing headed by Director, Homeo and Traditional Medicine (H & TM) under
DGHS controlling the TM health service part and the Director, Alternative Medicine

under DGME supervised the education part of traditional systems of medicine in

Bangladesh. Another department headed by Line Director, Alternative Medical Care
(AMC) under DGHS also supervised and monitored the development project of AMC
(Unani, Ayurvedic & Homeo). In addition, the Directorate General of Drug Administration

(DGDA) is controlling and monitoring the manufacturing companies of TM.

4. Types of TM Services

Bangladesh is the world’s eighth-most

populous country, with over 169.4 million people.
Doctor to population ratio is 5.26: 10,000. The
number of hospital beds per 10,000 population

is 6. About 75-80% of the population live in rural

and semi-urban areas still they prefer traditional
medicine due to safe, cost effective, easily available
treatment and its practice also deeply rooted in

the cultural heritage of Bangladesh.
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