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Nasim asks doctors to ensure healthcare to marginal peoples
RAJSHAHI, Feb 22, 2018 (BSS) – Health and Family Welfare Minister
Muhammad Nasim urged doctors and others concerned to perform their duties
with utmost sincerity and honesty to ensure healthcare at the doorstep of
rural and marginal peoples.
Rural and marginal people are dependent on public hospitals for
emergency health problems and the present government is committed to reach
healthcare services to them, he said while addressing a views-exchange
meeting at the conference hall of Chest Disease Hospital in Rajshahi
yesterday.
The Health Minister said the government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina, is sincerely working to ensure healthcare to all.
Fazley Hossain Badsha, MP, Zila Parishad Chairman Muhammad Ali Sarker,
Divisional Director of Health Dr Anisur Rahman and Vice-chancellor of
Rajshahi Medical University Prof Masum Habib attended the meeting.
Speaking as the chief guest, Nasim said the government appointed 6,500
doctors in 2014 and it has a plan to appoint 10,000 more doctors and 3,000
nurses in the near future.
He said in the mean time 10,000 nurses has been appointed.
Vice-chancellor has been appointed in the newly introduced Rajshahi
Medical University, the Health Minister said, adding that necessary measures
were taken to build infrastructures of the university.
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