Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr MA Muhit on Monday encouraged US companies to pursue sustainable partnerships beyond equipment sales, emphasizing lifecycle costs, after-sales support, technology transfer, local manufacturing and assembly, and specialised training for Bangladeshi engineers and healthcare professionals, including those from BUET and the University of Dhaka.

Speaking as the chief guest at a roundtable discussion, he outlined the government's priorities of strengthening primary healthcare, disease prevention, and decentralizing specialized services to divisional and district levels.

Highlighting the record health budget of approximately Tk 70,000 crore and recent tax measures, he acknowledg...