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A three-month training programme is underway for 5,000 nurses and medical technologists to expand dialysis services for kidney patients to all district and upazila levels across the country, officials said.
Director General of the Directorate of Nursing and Midwifery Dil Afroza said the government has also decided to create 2,500 new posts for nurses and medical technologists to support the expansion.
Currently, 120 nurses are receiving three-month training in kidney dialysis, with 90 undergoing training at the National Kidney Foundation, 20 in Pabna and 10 in Rajshahi.
The training programme will be expanded to several other locations, including Sylhet, within the next few days, Dil Afroza said.
She added that more nurses would be recruited to ensure dialysis services for kidney patients across the country as quickly as possible.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said the government plans to establish 50-bed kidney dialysis centres at every medical college hospital and 10-bed centres at every district sadar hospital.
Applications have already been collected from nurses working at government medical college hospitals, specialised hospitals and district sadar hospitals for participation in the training programme for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
The decision to expand dialysis services was taken at a meeting of the Health Services Division chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on August 12.
The meeting was organised by the Coordination Cell responsible for implementing commitments and proposed programmes of members of parliament.
Following the meeting, the Prime Minister’s Office sent the minutes, in the form of a Record of Notes, to the secretary of the Health Services Division on August 24, directing the authorities to take necessary steps to implement the decisions.