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Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has announced an allocation of Tk 50 crore for the development of the National Orthopaedic Hospital. He said the tender would be floated by December.
The minister made the announcement during a visit to the hospital on Monday. There, he also inaugurated an ICU, a new post-operative ward, e-tickets for the outpatient department, a QR code and an expanded automation system. The event was presided over by Prof Dr Md Abul Kenan, director of the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR).
Once the announced Tk 50 crore project is implemented, the scope of services at the National Orthopaedic Hospital will expand further, and patients coming from far-flung areas will receive better treatment.
Sakhawat Hossain said doctors at every hospital are working with new innovative energy. All arrangements will be made so that doctors can work honestly and maintain zero tolerance against corruption. Calling for better and more tolerant behaviour towards patients, he said the government is working to overhaul the healthcare system and has the will to provide whatever allocation is needed in this regard.
On the role of doctors, the health minister said that despite various adversities, the country’s doctors continue to work with innovative thinking and dedication. The ministry will take all necessary effective steps so that they can perform their duties with full honesty and devotion and a firm stance can be maintained against any corruption. He urged doctors and relevant health workers to treat helpless patients coming to hospitals with more sensitivity, humanity and patience.
Sakhawat Hossain said the government is advancing a multifaceted reform plan to place the country’s entire healthcare system on an effective and up-to-date footing. The government has a firm will to provide whatever funds are needed to upgrade and modernise the infrastructure of the health sector.
Later, the health minister inaugurated a newly constructed steel-structure building at the Children’s Hospital in Agargaon in the capital. There he said, ‘We often say our health sector has this and that, but the reality is different. There are many shortcomings in this area, and efforts are under way to overcome them. However, the standard of the health sector is now much improved, much better, than at any time in the past.’
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Original report: BSS
