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Sheikh Hasina highlighted her government’s strides for development in the health sector.
She said that the nurses now can complete graduation (four-year BSC in nursing) instead of
taking diploma training and they also can get PhD degree in the future due to the government
initiatives to strengthen the nursing education.
“The government has already transformed seven nursing institutes to colleges while process
is going on to make 15 more nursing institutions into colleges,” she said.
The premier continued, “We are also going to establish nursing college in every major
district.” In this context, the premier said, at present, 33,490 nurses are employed in public
health care institutions in the country with the recruitment of 5,100 senior staff nurses last
year.
The posts of 3,000 midwives have been created while 1,148 midwives have so far been appointed
in public services in two phases and the process of recruiting 1,848 more midwives is underway,
she informed.
“Every divisional headquarters would have a medical university,” she said, adding that
medical university in Chattogram, Rajshahi and Sylhet are under construction.
As part of the plan, she said, steps were taken to establish ‘community clinic’ in every
village to provide primary healthcare services for the people in light of the Bangabandhu’s
initiatives to build a 10-bed health centre in every union.
“In light of Bangabandhu’s dream, the Awami League government, after taking office has
started working to ensure healthcare services for the people by setting up a community clinic
for every 6000 people,” she said.
“But after assuming office, the then BNP government closed the community clinics in fear that
the people will vote for “Boat” (electoral symbol of Awami League) because for establishing the
clinics. From now on, no government can stop the operation of community clinics as those are
now being run by a trust”, she assured.
The government has encouraged both the public and private investments to the development of
education and human resources in the country. Sheikh Hasina, also president of the Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust expressed her desire to create a healthcare hub at
Kashimpur in Gazipur to ensure quality treatment to the people particularly, the workers as it
is an industrial prone area.
“It is my desire to build a medical college here as part of the effort to establish a
healthcare hub in the area. Land acquisition to this respect has already been completed,” she
said.
The premier however expressed her happiness with the Medicare services being rendered to the
people by Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialized Hospital and Nursing College.
The Prime Minister said she along with Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohammad Najib bin
Tun Abdul Razak and the Bangabandhu Trust’s Vice President Sheikh Rehana inaugurated the
hospital here on 18 November 2013.
Sheikh Hasina however inaugurated the nursing college on April 08 2015. In this context, the
premier recalled the memory of her mother Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, lifelong companion of
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and her source of inspiration with deep respect.
As part of conducting various welfare and humanitarian activities Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman Memorial Trust has established Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialized
Hospital and Nursing College on its land at Kashimpur union in Gazipur district.
The premier however said they have formed a trust for running the hospital with a fund of
Taka 20 crore, of which, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust gave Taka 10 crore
and assured its authorities to allocate more money for it to ensure better healthcare services
to poor people.
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