The Daily Morning Voice Online Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (January 12, 2023) received the medal and citation of IDF Global Ambassador for Diabetes. She has been offered the first-ever honorary title of the Global Ambassador for Diabetes in recognition of her role to ensure affordable access to health care for patients with diabetes and other non-communicable diseases during the opening ceremony of the IDF world diabetes congress held in Lisbon, Portugal on December 5, 2022. PM’s Speechwriter M Nazrul Islam briefed newsmen about the development.

The prime minister accepted the title during a call on by IDF President Professor Akhtar Hussain on August 24, 2022 at Ganabhaban in Dhaka. Bangladesh Ambassador to Portugal accepted the title on her behalf. Foreign Minister AKM Abdul Momen, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Md Tofazzal Hossain and Senior Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen handed over the medal and the citation.