The government will establish 100-bed hospital at every upazila of the country’s 64 districts aiming to provide healthcare facilities to the people in rural areas, says State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Minister Murad Hasan.
“According to the [Awami League’s] election manifesto and announcement of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 100-bed hospital will be set up in every upazila of the country in a bid to reach quality health and nutrition services to the doorstep of every people of Bangladesh,” he said on Friday (Apr 26).
The minister was speaking at a programme organized by Jamalpur Journalists Forum at Dhaka’s National Press Club.
Murad said “Sheikh Hasina Medical College will be set up in Jamalpur.
“I have announced that a 250-bed hospital will be set up here. The 50-bed health complex of Madarganj upazila will be upgraded to 100-bed one”, he added.
Presided by Forum chief Abu Sayeed, Engineer Mosharraf Hossain MP, BTRC Chairman M Jahurul Haque, President of Federal Union of Journalists Molla Jalal and Press Club General Secretary Farida Yasmin, among others, spoke on the occasion.