Health and Family Welfare Minister Muhammad Nasim yesterday said process to transform Rajshahi Medical College into a full-fledged medical university will start as soon as possible.
The minister also assured the authorities of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital that his ministry would provide all necessary facilities so that the hospital could render proper healthcare services to patients.
The minister said this while addressing a view exchanging meeting with the professors, doctors and employees of the RMCH at the auditorium of Rajshahi Medical College in the afternoon.
With President of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) Prof Shahidur Rahman Tarafder in the chair, the programme was addressed among others by Director of RMCH Brigadier General AKM Nasir Uddin, Divisional Director of Health Dr Hedayetul Islam and Central BMA Member Dr Sheikh Tabibur Rahman.
However, Nasim urged the authorities, doctors and other staffs of the medical college hospital to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to ensure better services to the patients.
He also urged doctors to devote themselves towards the welfare of the patients especially to the poor and underprivileged people who are totally dependent on government medical services.
Nasim, however, warned employees of the hospital of stern action with zero tolerance against “corruption and irregularities” at the hospital and asked all quarters of the RMCH to refrain themselves from such malpractices.
The minister also emphasised on the change of mindset of the doctors. He said doctors should go to rural area for providing healthcare services to the rural people instead of staying in the city areas through lobbying.
The present government has taken initiatives to increase budgetary allocation for the health sector in the upcoming national budget to improve the health sector, he said.
RMCH Director Nasir Uddin apprised the minister of the present poor healthcare conditions of the hospital.
In reply, the minister assured him that all possible cooperations would be provided to solve the existing problems.
As suggested by the RMCH doctors and other officials at the meeting, the minister said number of seats in the Intensive Care Unit and burn unit would be raised as early as possible.