PM seeks WHF cooperation in basic medical science research
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought cooperation from the World Heart Federation (WHF) to conduct research on basic medical science and build skilled manpower in the health sector.
"Help us conduct basic medical science research and give state-of-the-art training for our manpower's development," she said when President-elect of the WHF Prof Dr Jagat Narula paid a courtesy call on her at her official Gono Bhaban residence in the morning.
PM's speech writer M Nazrul Islam briefed journalists after the meeting.
Terming basic research vital for the overall development of the country, the prime minister said her government is giving importance to research of medical science for improving the healthcare sector.
Referring to the agri-related researches being carried out during her government, she said Bangladesh has attained self-sufficiency in food production along with boosting milk, meat and fish production.
Briefly describing her government measures for overall development of the health sector, the prime minister said her government's main target is to reach healthcare services to the people's doorsteps.
She said assuming office in 2009, her government started setting up of the community clinics. Now over 18,000 community clinics and healthcare centres across the country are operating to make available healthcare services at people's doorsteps.
The prime minister said people are getting 30 types of medicines from the community centres free of cost as insolvent and poor diabetic patients are also getting free insulin.
She said her government has already established five medical universities in divisional headquarters to impart higher education and research in medical science.
She also said many specialised hospitals have been built in public and private sectors at her government initiatives to treat heart, kidney and cancer patients, adding that they have a target to build specialized hospitals in every region.
WHF President-elect Jagat Narula said Bangladesh has plenty of talented physicians who need appropriate training and assistance to boost their efficiency.
"I am going to take over the charge of the World Heart Federation as its president in January and have a target to work first with Bangladesh, India and Mongolia on heart diseases," he said.
Dr Narula stressed the need for making aware the mothers about the non-communicable diseases as it helps reach its benefit at grassroots quickly.
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