Slight change doesn't mean reform: Sultana Kamal

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Former adviser to the caretaker government Sultana Kamal Thursday said there was much ado about political reforms and dropping one or two people from parties would not mean much, reports bdnews24.com.
Sultana said reforms mean a complete change of thinking and culture.
Her comment touched the current contentious issues of political reforms although she was speaking at the opening session of a two-day conference on health rights in the city.
Sultana, however, was not unmindful of her career as a human-rights activist, as she continued: "Reform is related to the right to live as an individual. Right to healthcare has no difference."
She said the right to healthcare is part of good governance and democracy.
The former adviser was, however, supportive of the caretaker government's effort to purge the country of corrupt political elements.
She said the people are with good policies and against corruption. "We are being labelled as corrupt for a handful of people," she said.
She identified a discriminatory social and economic system as responsible for the country's weak healthcare system.
A super-rich class has emerged in the country, which does not need public hospitals, she said, adding that it is the poor who needs support from the state.
Farzana Nayeem, director of Manusher Jonyo, said access to healthcare is not a privilege, it is a right.
Former vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Mahmud Hasan said insecticides and chemical fertiliser are having an adverse effect on the environment and health.