Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery explained

Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery
Formation:	1977
Headquarters:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:	Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali
Leader Title:	Director General
Leader Name:	Siddika Akter

Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery (Bengali: নার্সিং ও মিডওয়াইফারি অধিদপ্তর) is the central government body responsible for public nursing and midwifery in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^{[1] [2]} Siddika Akter took the charge of Director General in 2020.^[3]

History

Directorate of Nursing Services was created in 1977 and was later changed to its current form. This was done to expand nursing training in Bangladesh and increase the number of nurses.^[4] The directorate falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh).^{[5] [6]}

In January 2021, Prothom Alo wrote a report about how nurses under the directorate general were forced to provide bribes if they wanted to transfer to a different hospital.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lukewarm response to nurses' new uniforms. The Daily Star. 27 September 2017. en. 11 September 2017.
2. Web site: Welcome to Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery. dns.gov.bd. 27 September 2017.
3. Web site: Office Head. Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery. 2020-08-11. http. en.
4. Web site: Welcome to Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery. dns.gov.bd. 27 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927113910/http://www.dns.gov.bd/Background.html. 27 September 2017. dead.
5. Web site: Korea celebrates nursing day in Bangladesh. bdnews24.com. 27 September 2017.
6. Web site: ICM developing midwifery accreditation guidelines as Bangladesh strengthening own policy. bdnews24.com. 27 September 2017.
7. Web site: Moral. Shishir. Nurses pay at least Tk 200,000 in bribes for transfer. 2022-01-21. Prothomalo. 14 January 2022 . en.