Formulation of pro-poor health policy stressed
Friday, 17 October 2008
Our Correspondent
RAJSHAHI, Oct 16: Speakers at a seminar on 'Role of International Investors for the Reform of Health Policy in Bangladesh' have laid emphasis on formulation of a pro-poor health policy.
The seminar was organised by Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) at Rajshahi town recently.
They said the health policy should be formulated aiming at the country's rural areas where the health sector remained at a vulnerable state.
Dr Mohammad Sajedul Islam, civil surgeon, Rajshahi attended the function as the chief guest.
A number of recommendations were placed at the seminar for inclusion in the proposed health policy.
The proposals were prevention of commercialisation of health sector, appointment of doctors and health assistants at the union council health centres, rise in fund allocation for the union and upazila health centres, strict government supervision over the doctors and other health officials, ban on private practice by doctors, necessary steps to stop stealing of essential drugs from the stores of hospitals and hanging of daily-list of available drugs on the hospital premises every day so that the patients were not harassed or cheated, etc.
The speakers said the proposed health policy would be pro-poor through which proper medicare service could be provided to the rural people.
The seminar was presided over by Prof Fazlul Huq, president of CGG, Rajshahi. Noted physicians and health officials attended the function and spoke on the occasion.
RAJSHAHI, Oct 16: Speakers at a seminar on 'Role of International Investors for the Reform of Health Policy in Bangladesh' have laid emphasis on formulation of a pro-poor health policy.
The seminar was organised by Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) at Rajshahi town recently.
They said the health policy should be formulated aiming at the country's rural areas where the health sector remained at a vulnerable state.
Dr Mohammad Sajedul Islam, civil surgeon, Rajshahi attended the function as the chief guest.
A number of recommendations were placed at the seminar for inclusion in the proposed health policy.
The proposals were prevention of commercialisation of health sector, appointment of doctors and health assistants at the union council health centres, rise in fund allocation for the union and upazila health centres, strict government supervision over the doctors and other health officials, ban on private practice by doctors, necessary steps to stop stealing of essential drugs from the stores of hospitals and hanging of daily-list of available drugs on the hospital premises every day so that the patients were not harassed or cheated, etc.
The speakers said the proposed health policy would be pro-poor through which proper medicare service could be provided to the rural people.
The seminar was presided over by Prof Fazlul Huq, president of CGG, Rajshahi. Noted physicians and health officials attended the function and spoke on the occasion.