Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the physicians to dedicate themselves to extensively serve the general people and behave well with patients.
“I would like to request the doctors to dedicate themselves more extensively in providing healthcare services to the general and poor people of the country. You’ll have to go to villages and take care of the rural people. You’ll have to behave well with them,” she said.
The premier said this while inaugurating the newly constructed Super Specialized Hospital in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) through a virtual platform from her official residence Ganobhaban.
The country’s first super specialized hospital will be an alternative option for many Bangladeshis opting to go abroad for treatment.
A patient will get comprehensive treatments at the five centres of the 750-bed hospital as each centre will have different departments and disciplines. Some 5,000-8,000 patients will also receive outdoor services at the hospital.
Hasina said the poor people largely receive treatment from government hospitals. “If you perform your duty rightly, the common people will keep trust and confidence on you and they will get the services easily,” she said.
She said that if a patient hears comforting positive words from a doctor, 50 per cent of his/her disease would be cured in many cases. She urged every physician to be sincere in this regard.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque, secretary of Health Education Division Md Saiful Hassan Badal and Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Bangladesh Lee Jang-Keun spoke on the occasion.
BSMMU Vice Chancellor Dr Sharfuddin Ahmed delivered the welcome speech.
The 13-storey super specialised hospital (with two basements) has been built at a cost of Tk 1,561 crore on 3.4 acres of land on the north side of BSMMU. Of the cost, Tk 1,047 crore came as a loan from the South Korean government.
