DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged all the private medical colleges to emphasize on education standard and syllabus to create competent and quality doctors.
"Medical colleges are being established in private sector. I would tell them to give special attention to maintain proper quality of education and curriculum," she said.
The premier made the call while addressing as chief guest at the inauguration program of the 3rd International Conference on Critical Care Medicine and the 1st National Conference on Critical Care Nursing in the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) auditorium in Dhaka on Sunday (March 18).
Bangladesh Society of Critical Care Medicine (BSCCM) and Critical Care Nursing Society of Bangladesh (CCNSB) have organized the conferences titled "Criticon Bangladesh 2018".
Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on attaining higher education and training by the physicians to build quality doctors.
"We want to send the doctors abroad for higher education and training but my question is that if other countries can, why can’t we? Why do we will fall behind despite having knowledge and talents?," she said.
The premier said her government is building medical university in Chittagong, Rajshahi and Sylhet, adding such university will be set up in all divisions gradually
Terming Medicare service as a noble profession, the premier urged the physicians to render treatment with the mentality of serving the patients like family members.
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim, Bangladesh Medical Association President Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin and secretary of Health Services Division under the Health and Family Welfare Ministry Md Sirajul Huq Khan were present as the special guests.
Putting importance on restriction of visitors at the hospitals, particularly intensive care unit (ICU), the prime minister said the relatives frequently visit the patients.
About the ICU, Sheikh Hasina said entering the unit by the visitors is a simple matter now. "The ICU is such a place where patients with critical condition are admitted. But the visits of the relatives could harm the patient there and it is followed strictly abroad," she said.
However, Sheikh Hasina highly praised the doctors and nurses working at the ICU with heavy risk and said they do the noble job like bringing patients with critical condition back to a normal life.
She said her government implemented massive programs during the last nine years like formulation of a time-befitting health policy, recruitment of physicians, dental surgeons and health workers as well as setting up of community clinics to reach healthcare services to the doorsteps of the people.
BDST: 1515 HRS, MAR 18, 2018
AP
