US vaccine assistance strengthened bilateral relations: Maleque
21 March 2022, 07:32 pm | Updated: 24 November 2024, 11:46 am
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said bilateral relation become stronger as the USA provided 61 million vaccines to fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
"The USA has stood by Bangladesh through providing medical equipment alongside vaccine donation when the country was struggling to handle coronavirus disease," he made the comments while visiting vaccine assistance activities provided by the USA at Kurmitola General Hospital in the city, an official release said.
United States (US) undersecretary for political affairs Victoria Nuland, Senior Secretary of health service division Lokman Hossain Mian, Director General of Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, among others, were present on the occasion.
The health minister said when vaccine scarcity was seen across the world, the USA has sent Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to Bangladesh to combat the spread of the deadly virus.
Nuland said the US government wants to strengthen the existing bond further between Bangladesh and the USA. She thanked and expressed her gratitude to the people of Bangladesh as the country (Bangladesh) stood by the USA during its different crisis situations.
