Incentives for docs in remote areas suggested
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Health and human resource specialists at the World Bank (WB) advised the government to introduce incentives for encouraging doctors to work in small towns and communities, other than preferring only big cities for jobs, reports BSS.
They believe the incentives, both in financial and in non-financial types, would attract many doctors to work for people living in rural and under-privileged areas.
"It will eventually accelerate the government's initiative to decentralise the health services."
WB Human Development Director for South Asian region Michael Rutkowski, who visited the city from October 2 to 6, discussed the issues with the Health Minister Prof AFM Ruhal Haque and identified some areas where the multi-donor agency wants more attention.
Michael Rutkowski told the news agency before leaving Dhaka that the health services, which were centred in the city, needed to be decentralised for providing more people with better healthcare.
Referring to Bangladesh target of achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) by 2015, he said health sector should be addressed more for attaining these goals.
The MDGs represent a global commitment to tackle poverty, hunger, disease, education, health, inequality and environmental degradation.
Since their launch in 2000, Bangladesh achieved several targets of the MDGs and is on track to achieve the other goals within the deadline.
WB Senior Health Specialist at Dhaka office Dr Bushra Binte Alam said that they also suggested for setting up more community clinics and strengthening of the hospitals and healthcare centres at the upazila level.
They believe the incentives, both in financial and in non-financial types, would attract many doctors to work for people living in rural and under-privileged areas.
"It will eventually accelerate the government's initiative to decentralise the health services."
WB Human Development Director for South Asian region Michael Rutkowski, who visited the city from October 2 to 6, discussed the issues with the Health Minister Prof AFM Ruhal Haque and identified some areas where the multi-donor agency wants more attention.
Michael Rutkowski told the news agency before leaving Dhaka that the health services, which were centred in the city, needed to be decentralised for providing more people with better healthcare.
Referring to Bangladesh target of achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) by 2015, he said health sector should be addressed more for attaining these goals.
The MDGs represent a global commitment to tackle poverty, hunger, disease, education, health, inequality and environmental degradation.
Since their launch in 2000, Bangladesh achieved several targets of the MDGs and is on track to achieve the other goals within the deadline.
WB Senior Health Specialist at Dhaka office Dr Bushra Binte Alam said that they also suggested for setting up more community clinics and strengthening of the hospitals and healthcare centres at the upazila level.