diff --git a/src/mpi.f90 b/src/mpi.f90
index 88505b8..1a13c6a 100644
--- a/src/mpi.f90
+++ b/src/mpi.f90
@@ -200,24 +200,56 @@ subroutine MPI_Comm_size_proc(comm, size, ierror)
     end subroutine
 
     subroutine MPI_Bcast_int(buffer, count, datatype, root, comm, ierror)
-        use mpi_c_bindings, only: c_mpi_bcast_int
-        integer :: buffer
+        use mpi_c_bindings, only: c_mpi_bcast, c_mpi_comm_f2c, c_mpi_datatype_f2c
+        use iso_c_binding, only: c_int, c_ptr, c_loc
+        integer, target :: buffer
         integer, intent(in) :: count, root
         integer, intent(in) :: datatype
         integer, intent(in) :: comm
         integer, optional, intent(out) :: ierror
-        call c_mpi_bcast_int(buffer, count, datatype, root, comm, ierror)
-    end subroutine
+        type(c_ptr) :: c_comm, c_datatype
+        integer :: local_ierr
+        type(c_ptr) :: buffer_ptr
+
+        c_comm = c_mpi_comm_f2c(comm)
+        c_datatype = c_mpi_datatype_f2c(datatype)   
+        buffer_ptr = c_loc(buffer)
+        local_ierr = c_mpi_bcast(buffer_ptr, count, c_datatype, root, c_comm)
+
+        if (present(ierror)) then
+            ierror = local_ierr
+        else
+            if (local_ierr /= MPI_SUCCESS) then
+                print *, "MPI_Bcast_int failed with error code: ", local_ierr
+            end if
+        end if
+    end subroutine MPI_Bcast_int
 
     subroutine MPI_Bcast_real(buffer, count, datatype, root, comm, ierror)
-        use mpi_c_bindings, only: c_mpi_bcast_real
-        real(8), dimension(:, :) :: buffer
+        use mpi_c_bindings, only: c_mpi_bcast, c_mpi_comm_f2c, c_mpi_datatype_f2c
+        use iso_c_binding, only: c_int, c_ptr, c_loc
+        real(8), dimension(:, :), target :: buffer
         integer, intent(in) :: count, root
         integer, intent(in) :: datatype
         integer, intent(in) :: comm
         integer, optional, intent(out) :: ierror
-        call c_mpi_bcast_real(buffer, count, datatype, root, comm, ierror)
-    end subroutine
+        type(c_ptr) :: c_comm, c_datatype
+        integer :: local_ierr
+        type(c_ptr) :: buffer_ptr
+
+        c_comm = c_mpi_comm_f2c(comm)
+        c_datatype = c_mpi_datatype_f2c(datatype)
+        buffer_ptr = c_loc(buffer)
+        local_ierr = c_mpi_bcast(buffer_ptr, count, c_datatype, root, c_comm)
+
+        if (present(ierror)) then
+            ierror = local_ierr
+        else
+            if (local_ierr /= MPI_SUCCESS) then
+                print *, "MPI_Bcast_real failed with error code: ", local_ierr
+            end if
+        end if
+    end subroutine MPI_Bcast_real
 
     subroutine MPI_Allgather_int(sendbuf, sendcount, sendtype, recvbuf, recvcount, recvtype, comm, ierror)
         use mpi_c_bindings, only: c_mpi_allgather_int
diff --git a/src/mpi_c_bindings.f90 b/src/mpi_c_bindings.f90
index df29b87..2db4fdb 100644
--- a/src/mpi_c_bindings.f90
+++ b/src/mpi_c_bindings.f90
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ function c_mpi_comm_c2f(comm_c) bind(C, name="MPI_Comm_c2f")
             integer :: c_mpi_comm_c2f
         end function
 
+        function c_mpi_datatype_f2c(datatype) bind(C, name="get_c_datatype_from_fortran")
+            use iso_c_binding, only: c_int, c_ptr
+            integer(c_int), value :: datatype
+            type(c_ptr) :: c_mpi_datatype_f2c
+        end function c_mpi_datatype_f2c
+
         function c_mpi_init(argc, argv) bind(C, name="MPI_Init")
             use iso_c_binding, only : c_int, c_ptr
             !> TODO: is the intent need to be explicitly specified
@@ -44,23 +50,15 @@ function c_mpi_comm_size(comm, size) bind(C, name="MPI_Comm_size")
             integer(c_int) :: c_mpi_comm_size
         end function c_mpi_comm_size
 
-        subroutine c_mpi_bcast_int(buffer, count, datatype, root, comm, ierror) bind(C, name="mpi_bcast_int_wrapper")
-            use iso_c_binding, only: c_int
-            integer(c_int) :: buffer
-            integer(c_int), intent(in) :: count, root
-            integer(c_int), intent(in) :: datatype
-            integer(c_int), intent(in) :: comm
-            integer(c_int), optional, intent(out) :: ierror
-        end subroutine
-
-        subroutine c_mpi_bcast_real(buffer, count, datatype, root, comm, ierror) bind(C, name="mpi_bcast_real_wrapper")
-            use iso_c_binding, only : c_int, c_double
-            real(c_double), dimension(*) :: buffer
-            integer(c_int), intent(in) :: count, root
-            integer(c_int), intent(in) :: datatype
-            integer(c_int), intent(in) :: comm
-            integer(c_int), optional, intent(out) :: ierror
-        end subroutine
+        function c_mpi_bcast(buffer, count, datatype, root, comm) bind(C, name="MPI_Bcast")
+            use iso_c_binding, only : c_ptr, c_int
+            type(c_ptr), value :: buffer
+            integer(c_int), value :: count
+            type(c_ptr), value :: datatype
+            integer(c_int), value :: root
+            type(c_ptr), value :: comm
+            integer(c_int) :: c_mpi_bcast
+        end function c_mpi_bcast
 
         subroutine c_mpi_allgather_int(sendbuf, sendcount, sendtype, recvbuf, &
             recvcount, recvtype, comm, ierror) bind(C, name="mpi_allgather_int_wrapper")
diff --git a/src/mpi_wrapper.c b/src/mpi_wrapper.c
index eb78d02..bfb1bc5 100644
--- a/src/mpi_wrapper.c
+++ b/src/mpi_wrapper.c
@@ -55,18 +55,6 @@ MPI_Comm get_c_comm_from_fortran(int comm_f) {
     }
 }
 
-void mpi_bcast_int_wrapper(int *buffer, int *count, int *datatype_f, int *root, int *comm_f, int *ierror) {
-    MPI_Comm comm = get_c_comm_from_fortran(*comm_f);
-    MPI_Datatype datatype = get_c_datatype_from_fortran(*datatype_f);
-    *ierror = MPI_Bcast(buffer, *count, datatype, *root, comm);
-}
-
-void mpi_bcast_real_wrapper(double *buffer, int *count, int *datatype_f, int *root, int *comm_f, int *ierror) {
-    MPI_Comm comm = get_c_comm_from_fortran(*comm_f);
-    MPI_Datatype datatype = get_c_datatype_from_fortran(*datatype_f);
-    *ierror = MPI_Bcast(buffer, *count, datatype, *root, comm);
-}
-
 void mpi_allgather_int_wrapper(const int *sendbuf, int *sendcount, int *sendtype_f,
                                int *recvbuf, int *recvcount, int *recvtype_f, 
                                int *comm_f, int *ierror) {
@@ -200,7 +188,7 @@ void mpi_waitall_wrapper(int *count, int *array_of_requests_f,
 
 void mpi_ssend_wrapper(double *buf, int *count, int *datatype_f, int *dest,
                        int *tag, int *comm_f, int *ierror) {
-    MPI_Datatype datatype = get_c_comm_from_fortran(*datatype_f);
+    MPI_Datatype datatype = get_c_datatype_from_fortran(*datatype_f);
 
     MPI_Comm comm = get_c_comm_from_fortran(*comm_f);
     *ierror = MPI_Ssend(buf, *count, datatype, *dest, *tag, comm);
diff --git a/tests/bcast_1.f90 b/tests/bcast_1.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f711d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bcast_1.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+program test_bcast
+    use mpi 
+    implicit none
+
+    integer :: ierror, rank, size, comm, root, n, i, d
+    comm = MPI_COMM_WORLD
+    d = 0
+    ! Initialize MPI
+    call MPI_Init(ierror)
+
+    ! Get our rank and the total number of processes
+    call MPI_Comm_rank(comm, rank, ierror)
+    call MPI_Comm_size(comm, size, ierror)
+
+    root = 0
+    if (rank == root) then
+        d = 1
+    end if
+
+    ! Broadcast the integer from root=0 to all processes
+    call MPI_Bcast(d, 1, MPI_INTEGER, root, comm, ierror)
+    if (ierror /= MPI_SUCCESS) then
+        print *, "Error in MPI_Bcast:", ierror
+    end if
+
+    ! Print result on each rank
+    print *, "Rank=", rank, " received integer=", d
+
+    ! Finalize MPI
+    call MPI_Finalize(ierror)
+end program test_bcast
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