Shortly after the national UHC workshop and the Round-Table-Discussion, the Minister of Health makes public announcements about his intentions to increase the health budget. \u00a0Below are a selection of links of recent media reports.\u00a0To balance the view, you can also find a few links about last years health budget\u00a0(all links courtesy of WHO country office Dhaka).<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n — Health Minister Mohammed Nasim is determined to get more money for his sector<\/strong> in the upcoming budget, even if he has to fight for it. \u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/bdnews24.com\/health\/2014\/02\/24\/nasim-to-fight-for-budgets<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n —\u00a0Nasim for more budget allocation<\/strong> in health sector<\/span><\/a><\/span>: \u00a0See more at: \u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/theindependentbd.com\/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205769:nasim-for-more-budget-allocation-in-health-sector&catid=135:metropolitan-dhaka&Itemid=174<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n — DHAKA: Health and Family Planning Minister Mohammad Nasim today said that he would fight to increase budget allocation for health sector<\/strong> in the forthcoming fiscal 2014-15. – See more at:\u00a0http:\/\/www.daily-sun.com\/details_yes_23-02-2014_Nasim-for-more-budget-allocation-in-health-sector_774_1_0_3_34.html<\/a><\/p>\n — War if necessary to increase budget in health<\/strong>: \u00a0http:\/\/www.clickittefaq.com\/more-stories\/war-necessary-increase-budget-health\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finance Minister AMA Muhith Thursday allocated an outlay of Tk94.95b in the health sector which is only 4.7% of the total budget – See more at: http:\/\/www.dhakatribune.com\/bangladesh\/2013\/jun\/07\/health-budget-plummets-down<\/a><\/p>\nHere are two links that talk about last year’s\u00a0health budget cuts<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n