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Table 3

Committee’s structure and role of local governments in the Bangladesh Response Plan

Committee	Composition
High-Level Multi-Sectoral Coordination Committee	Headed by the Minister for MoHFW, who advises the Prime Minister’s Office on multi-sector intrusions to lower the spread of the virus.
Sub-national multi-sectoral COVID-19 committees	Subnational multi-sectoral COVID-19 committees at each Division, District, Upazila, City Corporation, Municipality, and Union Parishad manage and implement government advice.
National Technical Advisory Committee	High-level National Technical Advisory Committee comprised of government and independent specialists to guide government policies.
National Public Health Coordination Group	An 8-member national stage public health coordination group, i.e., one member for each of the eight divisions of Bangladesh, has been formed by MoHFW to manage the COVID-19 actions at the division level.

Committee	Composition
High-Level Multi-Sectoral Coordination Committee	Headed by the Minister for MoHFW, who advises the Prime Minister’s Office on multi-sector intrusions to lower the spread of the virus.
Sub-national multi-sectoral COVID-19 committees	Subnational multi-sectoral COVID-19 committees at each Division, District, Upazila, City Corporation, Municipality, and Union Parishad manage and implement government advice.
National Technical Advisory Committee	High-level National Technical Advisory Committee comprised of government and independent specialists to guide government policies.
National Public Health Coordination Group	An 8-member national stage public health coordination group, i.e., one member for each of the eight divisions of Bangladesh, has been formed by MoHFW to manage the COVID-19 actions at the division level.

Source: Adapted from MoHFW (2020b)