Nabil Saad
On the occasion of The World Health Day-2024, an important meeting was held at Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Convention Hall of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka. This year’s theme of the Day is ‘My Health, My Right.’
Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen was present as a chief guest in this programme.
Under the presidency of Secretary, Health Services Division, Ministry of Health , Jahangir Alam, Azizur Rahman ,Secretary of the Health Education and Family Welfare Department , Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University vice-chancellor professor Deen Md Nurul Haque, Bardan Jung RANA, Representative of World Health Organization (WHO) in Bangladesh , Swachip President Prof Dr Jamaluddin Chowdhury attended the meeting.
Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen in his speech urged medical officers and nurses to ensure proper healthcare at the grassroot level.
The newly-appointed vice-chancellor professor Deen Md Nurul Haque said, “ Country’s health sector enjoys a lot of infrastructure, now ensuring skilled manpower and necessary funds are the must in this sector.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given us two great leaders in the health sector, a very good team (new Health Minister and new State Minister.) I believe the good leadership will move us forward ,elevating the entire situation. I hope, very soon, there will be a visible paradigm shift in the health sector.”
“A report by the World Health Organization mentioned insufficient manpower in the health sector. It is not possible to provide health services only with doctors and nurses, while 40 percent of the posts of health assistants are vacant in the country. Medicine is a major component in the health sector. We need to focus on quality medicine. The market is full of fake and low -standard medicine all over the country including Dhaka. We need to increase monitoring to stop making fake medicine and its flow in the market” he added.
