Mymensingh:Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain announced that the government plans to transform old community clinics into Family Wellbeing Centres at the union level across the country.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the minister emphasized that doctors will be appointed at these new centres, and efforts will be made to ensure adequate supplies of necessary medicines to provide local healthcare services.
Additionally, the minister highlighted initiatives to supply radiotherapy machines for cancer treatment, procure five robotic surgery machines, and recruit 2,500 nurses nationwide. Plans are also underway to increase the rate of normal deliveries through the recruitment of midwives and expand healthcare services at the union level.
During his visit to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, the minister inspected various wards and checked on patient conditions. He stated that the current government is striving to restore momentum in the health sector by eliminating the mismanagement and plundering that had occurred over the past 17 years.
Present at the inspection were Mymensingh Medical College Hospital Director Brigadier General Md Zakir Hossain, Mymensingh Development Authority Chairman Motahar Hossain Talukder, Divisional Health Director Dr Pradip Kumar Saha, Deputy Commissioner Md Saifur Rahman, and Superintendent of Police Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, among others.