Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery

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| leader_name = Siddika Akter

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Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery ({{langx|bn|নার্সিং ও মিডওয়াইফারি অধিদপ্তর}}) is the central government body responsible for public nursing and midwifery in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.{{cite web|title=Lukewarm response to nurses' new uniforms|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/lukewarm-response-new-nurses-uniforms-1460365|website=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|accessdate=27 September 2017|language=en|date=11 September 2017}}{{cite web|title=Welcome to Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery|url=http://www.dns.gov.bd/|website=dns.gov.bd|accessdate=27 September 2017}} Siddika Akter took the charge of Director General in 2020.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Office Head. Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery|url=http://dgnm.gov.bd/site/office_head/49258095-8b15-4f87-bac4-f303e28757cc/Details|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-11|website=http|language=en}}

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.{{cite web|title=Welcome to Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery|url=http://www.dns.gov.bd/Background.html|website=dns.gov.bd|accessdate=27 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927113910/http://www.dns.gov.bd/Background.html|archive-date=27 September 2017|url-status=dead}} The directorate falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh).{{cite web|title=Korea celebrates nursing day in Bangladesh|url=http://bdnews24.com/health/2017/05/15/korea-celebrates-nursing-day-in-bangladesh|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=27 September 2017}}{{cite web|title=ICM developing midwifery accreditation guidelines as Bangladesh strengthening own policy|url=http://bdnews24.com/health/2017/06/20/icm-developing-midwifery-accreditation-guidelines-as-bangladesh-strengthening-own-policy|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=27 September 2017}}

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.{{Cite web|last=Moral|first=Shishir|title=Nurses pay at least Tk 200,000 in bribes for transfer|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/nurses-pay-at-least-tk-200000-in-bribes-for-transfer|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Prothom Alo|date=14 January 2022 |language=en}}

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