Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain on Monday announced an allocation of Tk 50 crore for the development of National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR).
"The tender process for the project will be invited by December this year. Once implemented, the Tk 50 crore project will further expand the service capacity of the NITOR, providing advanced treatment facilities to patients coming from distant areas," he said.
The minister made the announcement during a visit to the NITOR on Monday morning when he inaugurated an ICU, a new post-operative ward, an e-ticketing system for the outdoor, a QR code-based system and an expanded automation framework.
Noting that doctors at every hospital are working with a renewed sense of innovation and dedication despite various challenges, he said all necessary measures will be taken to ensure that physicians can perform their duties with integrity and following a zero-tolerance policy against corruption.
Urging doctors and medical staff to treat patients with greater care and patience, Sakhawat said the government is working to revamp the country's healthcare system and remains fully committed to providing whatever funding is required to this end.
Later, the minister inaugurated a newly constructed steel-structure building at Agargaon Shishu Hospital in the capital.
Speaking on the occasion, he said people often claimed that the country has various facilities in the health sector, but the reality is different.
However, the standard of the health sector has improved significantly compared to any previous period, Sakhawat said.
