Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery

Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery
Formation	1977
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Director General	Siddika Akter
Website	dgnm.gov.bd

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]

References[]

^ "Lukewarm response to nurses' new uniforms". The Daily Star. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ "Welcome to Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery". dns.gov.bd. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ "Office Head. Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery". http. Retrieved 11 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Welcome to Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery". dns.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ "Korea celebrates nursing day in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ "ICM developing midwifery accreditation guidelines as Bangladesh strengthening own policy". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Moral, Shishir. "Nurses pay at least Tk 200,000 in bribes for transfer". Prothomalo. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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[1] "Lukewarm response to nurses' new uniforms". The Daily Star. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[2] "Welcome to Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery". dns.gov.bd. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[3] "Office Head. Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery". http. Retrieved 11 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Welcome to Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery". dns.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[5] "Korea celebrates nursing day in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[6] "ICM developing midwifery accreditation guidelines as Bangladesh strengthening own policy". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[7] Moral, Shishir. "Nurses pay at least Tk 200,000 in bribes for transfer". Prothomalo. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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