Rohingyas must return to homeland: Nasim
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim yesterday said Rohingya people, who fled from Rakhine State of Myanmar to Bangladesh due to violence, will have to return to their homeland.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given shelters to Rohingyas with her motherly affection. We (the government) are providing them with accommodation, food and medical supports. But, they will not be allowed to stay in the country for a long period,” he said.
He was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of the ninth One Health Bangladesh Conference at a Dhaka hotel with Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Abul Kalam Azad in the chair.
Nasim, also a presidium member of Awami League (AL), called upon the world community to put pressure on Myanmar government to take prompt actions to bring their people back and stop killings in Rakhine.
He said, “Representatives from different countries, including the USA, European Union and countries of Middle East, are extending their assistance on the issue.”
“We have political commitment and have a courageous leader like Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, so we must solve the problem,” said the minister.
He also sought supports from the ministries concerned to spearhead the "One Health Movement", a global campaign to expand interdisciplinary collaborations to protect human and animal health and environment.
“Without teamwork particularly among the livestock, environment, food and agriculture ministries, health sector alone cannot make it a success,” he said.
The theme of the two-day conference is “Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through One Health approach”, where more than 600 delegates are attending from home and abroad.
The aim of the conference is to analyse the current situation, identify the challenges and explore the possible solutions of One Health Practices to support achieving SDG in the health sector.
The national disease monitoring arm, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control & Research, organised the event. Representatives of different ministries, World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, Unicef and USAID were present.
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