Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is seeking Tk 34.22 billion in emergency spending -- entirely from domestic sources -- to meet urgent healthcare needs beyond the existing budget allocation for the current fiscal year (2025-26).

Officials said the ministry has submitted three separate one-year projects, covering July 2025 to June 2026, to the Planning Commission to secure the funds.

These projects aim to complete the remaining activities under the fourth phase of the Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Programme (HPNSP), which ended in June 2024, and to ensure uninterrupted delivery of essential health services until new comprehensive projects are approved.

Proposals submitted by the Health Services Divis...