Public not getting benefit of government investment, President urges overhaul of health system
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President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that to bring healthcare to people’s doorsteps, the country’s entire health system must be reorganised and the mindset of everyone involved must also change.
The inaugural ceremony of the Bangladesh Prosthodontic Society’s 1st International Conference and Dental Expo-2026 was held this morning, Friday. The President said this while speaking there.
‘The country’s healthcare needs a major change. The health system must be completely overhauled. This also requires a change in mindset. The country’s brightest students study medicine, and the government has substantial investment in this field. But the benefits of that investment are not reaching ordinary people,’ the President said.
According to him, the healthcare system has become so clogged that it has become difficult for ordinary people even to get treatment. Dental treatment is also so expensive that ordinary people cannot afford it.
Highlighting the limitations of government hospitals, the President said that in most cases they lack the necessary doctors and adequate arrangements for services. At the upazila level, doctors are often almost impossible to find. So people are forced to go to quacks.
He urged the authorities concerned to appoint an adequate number of doctors through the government to health centres in remote areas.
The President also stressed young doctors going to villages to provide services. He said many young doctors do not want to go to villages after graduating. Even if some do go, within a short time they leave for some other training or other work. This mindset needs to change.
Urging those in charge to be sincere in tackling the various mismanagement in the health sector, he said this situation can be changed very easily if there is love for people and a sense of responsibility.
The President also called for initiatives to keep professional bodies out of party politics. In his view, there should be no politicisation in professional fields; taking initiatives on this would greatly reduce the problems. The tendency for everything in an organisation to change whenever the government changes must also stop.
Noting that the people of the country want change, he said everyone must work together for this positive change. Everyone must keep working from their own position to build a universal and people-friendly health system in the country.
The President thanked the organisers for arranging the international seminar. He expressed hope that the Bangladesh Prosthodontic Society would further strengthen its position in the international arena and make an important contribution to supporting the country’s dental surgeons and improving dental healthcare.
Before his speech, the President unveiled the organisation’s souvenir. He was presented with a memento of honour on behalf of the organisation.
Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council President Professor Dr Md Saiful Islam and Bangladesh Medical University Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry Professor Dr Sakhawat Hossain spoke at the event as special guests.
Bangladesh Prosthodontic Society President Professor Dr Abu Taiyab Md Ahsan Ullah presided. The welcome address was given by Dr Md Alamgir Kabir, member secretary of the organisation’s convening committee, and General Secretary Professor Dr Md Masudur Rahman also spoke.
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Original report: BSS — https://www.bssnews.net/bangla/news-flash/359482
