Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) plans to take on all the responsibilities of admitted patients so that family members are not required to attend to them.
The newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor of BSMMU Kamrul Hasan met with the press for the first time after his appointment on March 24 in a meeting held yesterday at the BSMMU headquarters, where he shared his plans and asked for suggestions to resolve existing problems.
“We want to take full responsibility, so that family members can remain free of tension and not be required to spend so much time with the patient,” the VC said, adding that infrastructure development and more government financing is needed to implement this plan.
He demanded 10-12% of budget allocation for the health sector where the government now allocates only 5-6% of the budget every year.
VC Kamrul focused on increasing the number of postgraduate doctors to bring balance between the number of patients and doctors, as he claims the current doctor-to-patient ratio is the main obstacle in ensuring proper medical care. Kamrul is the secretary general of pro-Awami League Bangladesh Peshajibi Samannoy Parishad and a professor of the pathology department of BSMMU.