Discharge duties with sincerity
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday asked doctors and others concerned to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty for the welfare of people.
“We want all to get their respective healthcare services properly and doctors are the key players to this end,” he said while sharing views with physicians at Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) auditorium as chief guest.
Health Education and Family Welfare Secretary Ali Noor and Director of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) Brig Gen Jamilur Rahman also addressed the meeting. RMC Principal Prof Nawshad Ali chaired the event.
The minister said the present government has attained a remarkable success in healthcare services.
In response to some demands placed before the minister for further improvement of RMCH and RMC, he told the audience that all of those will be fulfilled.
All the existing units of CCU, ICU and dialysis in RMCH will be doubled and the hospital’s capacity will be enhanced as well.
“We will take immediate steps to elevate the existing four-storey building to ten-storey and start a dental college,” the health minister added.
The minister said the government will ensure all necessary facilities in phases. He also urged all concerned to perform their duties sincerely as the prime minister is dedicated to the improvement of the health sector.
He said implementation work of the Rajshahi Medical University (RMU) project is expected to start within this year.
Among others, lawmaker Prof Dr Monsur Rahman, BMA local unit president Prof AB Siddique and Divisional Director of Health Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya were present at the meeting.
Earlier, the health minister visited the proposed site of RMU.
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