Work on modification of draft National Health Policy is on: Minister
Sunday, 17 January 2010
Work on modification of the draft National Health Policy-2009 is on through accommodating recommendations of all concerned, aiming to make it pro-people.
"This health policy will be a live document as its follow-up reports would be made public regularly after a particular time gap and be revised after every five years," Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haque told a press conference at his ministry Saturday.
The minister said currently there was no health policy in the country to ensure better health services for the people.
Earlier, a draft health policy was prepared during the Ershad regime, which was changed in 2000, while another was formulated during the last caretaker government in 2008, he said.
He said that the present government had formulated the draft health policy 2009 after reviewing the previous two draft policies.
Asked about the timeframe for a final health policy, the health minister said it would get the final shape after the inclusion of more recommendations from medical colleges and hospitals.
Besides, the minister said, they would elicit recommendations from different stakeholders at district level across the country. "We have already got some 3200 responses since we have posted it on the ministry' s website."
Replying to a query about better services for the poor people, the minister said they were trying to ensure standard medical facilities and primary medical treatment both at the district and upazila levels.
"This health policy will be a live document as its follow-up reports would be made public regularly after a particular time gap and be revised after every five years," Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haque told a press conference at his ministry Saturday.
The minister said currently there was no health policy in the country to ensure better health services for the people.
Earlier, a draft health policy was prepared during the Ershad regime, which was changed in 2000, while another was formulated during the last caretaker government in 2008, he said.
He said that the present government had formulated the draft health policy 2009 after reviewing the previous two draft policies.
Asked about the timeframe for a final health policy, the health minister said it would get the final shape after the inclusion of more recommendations from medical colleges and hospitals.
Besides, the minister said, they would elicit recommendations from different stakeholders at district level across the country. "We have already got some 3200 responses since we have posted it on the ministry' s website."
Replying to a query about better services for the poor people, the minister said they were trying to ensure standard medical facilities and primary medical treatment both at the district and upazila levels.