11 doctors sacked for negligence in five months
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday told parliament that a total of 11 doctors had been terminated while punitive actions were taken against over 100 others due to their “negligence in duty” in the last five months.
Nasim came up the statement in reply to a query of independent MP Rustom Ali Farazi who alleged in parliament the day before that the health minister had failed to keep doctors in villages. In his statement, Nasim said, “In the five months after he took charge of the ministry, 11 doctors have been sacked for not staying in their respective workplaces, salaries of 25 others have been withheld, and 18 doctors have been suspended. Besides, departmental cases were filed against 81 doctors.”
The health and family planning minister also said in the last five months, he had not kept the request of any doctor to transfer them to the capital from upazila hospitals.
Rather, the minister said some doctors were transferred to different places as punishment.
Nasim said some 650 doctors were now working in various upazila hospitals across the country. “The doctors must stay in districts and upazilas for three years after getting appointment. Those who stay there will be transferred to good places later.”
Besides, he said, doctors who will stay in village hospitals will get incentives and other benefits including vehicles. “Those doctors will also get promotion quickly,” he added.
The health minister said appointment of 6,521 more doctors was now under process, as they had already qualified in the Bangladesh Civil Service examinations. “When new doctors will be appointed after completion of police verification, the crisis of doctors will go within a month or two.”
Nasim demanded that the finance minister increase budgetary allocation for the health sector. Doctors in government hospitals work under huge pressure as each has to visit 100/200 patients daily.
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