Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government, if elected for another term, would set up a medical university in every administrative division.
Besides, the government has taken a plan to construct multi-storied buildings in Upazila towns for accommodation of doctors at the state-run hospitals, she added.
Addressing the Doctors’ Conference 2018 ay her official residence Ganabhaban on Sunday, Hasina said construction of modern buildings for the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) is going on to replace the dilapidated ones, reports BSS.
Hasina said the government with limited resources has made the best stride to reach healthcare services to the doorstep of the people.
Urging the doctors to be more caring to the patients, the she said, “You are engaged in a noble profession as nothing can be more gracious than providing treatment for a patient.”
The prime minister emphasised on modernisation of the curriculum of the private medical colleges to produce efficient doctors.
Health Minister Muhammad Nasim and State Minister for Health Zahid Maleque attended the event as special guests while president of the Confederation of Medical Associations of Asia and Oceania Dr Ravindran R Naidu as the guest of honour.
President of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin was in the chair while Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Dr. Kanak Barua and BMA Secretary General Dr. Ehtashamul Haq spoke among others on the occasion.
Responding to a 16-point demand placed by BMA in the conference, the prime minister said her government, if elected for the next term, would consider those.
We want to build a Bangladesh where people will have access to their all basic needs including healthcare services. It’s the duty of the state to make sure that people get medical services and have access to nutrition,” she said adding that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had incorporated the provision in the Constitution.
She said the first medical university was established by her government in 1996 with the aim to create competent physicians and technicians in different fields of medical science.
The prime minister said three more medical universities are being constructed in the country while 42 government and 69 private medical colleges were established in addition to 28 public and private dental colleges.
All Ipazila health complexes have been upgraded to 50-bed hospitals while 100-bed district hospitals have been turned into 250-bed and 500-bed on the basis of the need of the local people, she said.
People are getting healthcare services from around 18,500 community clinics and Union health centers across the country while 30 types of medicines are being distributed for free. Bangladesh’s success in reducing the maternal and child mortality rate was acclaimed by the global community, she said.
