RAJSHAHI, Dec 1, 2018 (BSS) – Health Engineering Department (HED)
implemented 16 development schemes involving around Taka 46.68 crore in
Rajshahi district in last around ten years.
Meer Abdul Hannan, Executive Engineer of HED, here said implementation
works of five other projects are progressing fast with an estimated cost of
around Taka 15.95 crore in the district at present.
He added four Union Health and Family Welfare Centres (UH&FWCs) were
constructed newly while upgradation, repairing and renovation works of nine
other UH&FWCs were completed.
In addition to construction of a 100-bed diabetic hospital, construction
works of remodeling of isolation suit and ward in Rajshahi Medical College
Hospital and an EPI store were accomplished in Rajshahi city.
Twenty-eight community clinics (CCs) were built with upgrading six Upazila
Health Complexes to fifty beds from 31 beds.
Works of remodeling, renovation and vertical extension of existing family
planning store building at Charghat Upazila were completed successfully.
Upazila Health Complex at Bagha has been expanded.
Sixty-five percent construction works of Family Planning Offices for
Deputy Director and Divisional Director in Rajshahi has, so far, been
completed.
Construction works of Maria UH&FWC is progressing fast while another
project of reconstructing Tanore Upazila Health Complex is going to be
implemented with an estimated cost of around Taka 8.98 crore.
Engineer Hannan said that the implemented projects have started
contributing enormously to raising standard of health services in both rural
and urban areas.
Hasanuzzaman Madhu, Chairman of Sardaha Union Parishad under Charghat
Upazila, said many people are getting physicians’ advice, health services and
necessary medicines from the rural level hospitals and clinics including
community clinics without hassle.
The UH&FWCs and CCs have attained trusts of grassroots people as they are
getting necessary primary and reproductive healthcare services regularly at
their doorsteps in the rural areas, he said.