TUHIN SHUBHRA ADHIKARY

Mihura Begum, a 35-year-old homemaker, recently visited Keraniganj Upazila Health Complex in Dhaka for a routine diabetes check-up, expecting to get her monthly supply of free medicines from the facility’s Non‑Communicable Disease (NCD) Corner.

After completing her tests, she was given just a single strip of medicine.

“They used to provide medicines for the entire month. This time, they gave me only one strip, saying there is a shortage,” said Mihura, a resident of Boalkhali village in the upazila.

“The strip will last only five days. I spent Tk 100 on rickshaw fare. It will be difficult for me to buy the rest of the medicine.”

Moslem Uddin, a hypertension patient from Bamansur village, faced a similar situation.

“I used to get medicines for a month. Now they give me medicines

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