Founder and Trustee of the Public Health Center. Jafrullah Chowdhury has called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take the first coronavirus vaccine in front of a television camera. "I am proposing that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina take the vaccine in front of the television camera first to restore public confidence in the vaccine," he said. Then the confidence of the people will increase. Since she is our leader, let's start our vaccination journey with her. '
He made the call at a discussion meeting titled 'Proper Management of Corona Ticker' held at Dhanmondi Public Health Center in the capital on Friday afternoon. Jafrullah.
Our finance minister wants to get the first vaccine," he said. He does not need to be vaccinated first. He has to do something else first. "We currently have a surplus of 43 billion," he said. Only half a billion dollars was allocated for research and vaccine production. If we do that, we will be able to produce our own vaccine and help other countries.
In the context of importing vaccines from India. Jafrullah said, "It was said that we will get the vaccine at the same price as India." But we are not getting that price. Tk 1,200 crore has been approved by the cabinet without any tender. But Khaleda Zia was not spared from the case of two crore rupees. So there is no guarantee that you will not get in trouble in the future. So I warn you this is a wrong and wrong thing to do. The government should not have done this.
He further said, ‘Regarding the import of vaccines from India, the government first said that it is being done in GTZ system. But it is a contract of one private company with another private company. The Bangladesh government has witnessed it. The Bangladesh government has given a guarantee about giving money. Beximco has not invested a single penny here. On the contrary, with the money that Beximco has earned from this, they have bought 54 percent of the Bangladesh share of the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi for 35.5 million pounds. Of this, 45 percent was owned by the Bangladesh government.
Also present at the occasion was former Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and eminent virologist Prof. Dr. Nazrul Islam, former director of the Department of Primary Health Care and Disease Control, Professor. Zakir Hossain, Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, BSMMU Professor. Sayedur Rahman and Public Health Center Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mahibullah Khandaker etc.
