PM seeks private initiatives to reach healthcare services to people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for taking private initiatives for supplementing the government efforts to reach healthcare services to the doorsteps of people.
"We are making all out efforts to reach healthcare services to the doorsteps of people. But it's not possible for the government alone to achieve the goal. There should be private initiatives side by side with the government efforts," she said this while she was talking to patients, doctors and a cross section of people of Sirajganj from her Gono Bhaban residence through a video conference.
The PM heard the people and replied to their questions.
The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust organised the function on the premises of Sirajganj University College as part of its countrywide healthcare programmes for free.
Health Minister A F M Ruhal Haque, Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Syed Modasser Ali, Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Abdul Latif Biswas, members of parliament Zinatunnessa Talukder, Wares Hossain Belal and Tanvir Shakil Joy, Coordinator of Bangabandhu Memorial Trust Dr Habib Millat and President of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) Dr Mahmud Hasan were present at the function in Sirajganj while Prime Minister's Adviser H T Imam, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Capt (Retd) Mujibur Rahman were present at Gono Bhaban in Dhaka.
The free of cost healthcare programmes were launched on January 10 this year, coinciding with Homecoming Day of Bangabandhu.
After the video conference, Deputy Press Secretary Mahbubul Huq Shakil briefed journalists.
Hasina said the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust is providing free healthcare services in remote areas of the country and the programmes are going on successfully with the cooperation of doctors. The programmes will continue till March 17, the birthday of Bangabandhu, she said.
The PM said 6.82 lakh patients of 400 upazilas have been given free healthcare services under the programmes. In all, 1,000 patients underwent cataract operation, she added.
Giving thanks to the doctors for their support and cooperation and those who provide medicines for carrying out the healthcare programmes, she said the programmes will cover every upazila very soon.
Describing the activities of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Sheikh Hasina said, "We have donated 32 No. Dhanmondi residence to the trust although we (two sisters) get nothing after the brutal killing of the Father of the Nation on August 15 1975."
"Nearly 1,200 poor students were given scholarship for education from this trust and there is a plan to increase the number of poor student scholarship from the trust," she added.
Seeking cooperation of all to run the affairs of state, she urged the people to carry forward the programmes launched by the government for welfare of the people.
UNB adds: Hasina blamed opposition BNP-Jamaat duo for spreading untrue information about prices of essentials to confuse people out of envy as she said her government succeeded in restoring peace and stability in public life.
“It is their (BNP-Jamaat alliance) habit to make falsehood with people. We have succeeded in restoring peace and stability in people's life…they don't like it,” she said about her political adversaries.
She said her government has been successful in bringing the prices of essentials, including rice, within the mass people's buying capacity just after assuming power.
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