Speakers at a public awareness seminar in Rangpur yesterday called on all concerned to ensure better health services for all citizens, in order to build a healthier nation.
The Rangpur unit of the Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB) organised a satellite clinic and a seminar in the city’s Munshipara area. Its Medical Officer Dr Samorpita Ghosh Tanya chaired the seminar.
Former Mayor of the defunct Rangpur Pourasabha Kazi Mohammad Junnon attended the occasion as the chief guest.
District Officer of FPAB Jafrul Bari described the health service programmes for new born babies, pregnant women, breast cancer, family planning, safe baby deliveries, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, malnutrition, along with reducing maternal and infant mortality rates.
Public representatives, civil society members, health service recipients of all ages (including mothers and pregnant women), professionals, and socio-cultural activists participated in the inauguration of the satellite clinic and in the seminar.
The speakers said the nation had achieved huge success on numerous fronts: providing medical care, family planning and nutrition services to the common people; changing the mind-set of physicians; establishing accountability and good governance in medical institutions.
They suggested proper coordination of the healthcare service providers at all levels to further reduce maternal, neonatal and infant mortality rates; malnutrition; and to make the government’s health service programme for all a success.
The physicians of FPAB provided cost-free medical care to over 300 people of all ages at the day-long satellite clinic.
Councilors of Rangpur City Corporation Jafrin Islam Ripa and Nizamul Islam Badal, President of Raja Ram Mohan Club Monwar Hossain, Advocate Safia Khanom, Advocate Zakia Sultana Choiti, FPAB executives Lion Shahidul Anam Tuhin, Sohel Ahammed Litan, Sabiba Ahmed Sneha and Sayma Ahmmed, addressed.
