Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim, MP, said the government is committed to improving living and livelihood conditions of the grassroots people as he addressed a reunion of Pabna and Sirajgang districts’ people now residing in Rajshahi.
“To this end, the government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been implementing various need-based programmes,” he said.
He came up with statement at the function on Katakhali Municipality premises under Paba upazila in the district Friday afternoon as the chief guest.
On the occasion, the health minister handed over the key of an ambulance to Katakhali municipality mayor as per his commitment being given three months back.
Awami League Central Committee Member Nurul Islam Thandu, Ayen Uddin, MP, Chairman of Rajshahi Zila Parishad Muhammad Ali Sarker, Pabna Zila Parishad Chairman Rejaur Rahim and Katakhali Municipality Mayor Abbas Ali, among others, also spoke on the occasion.
Nasim said the present government has attained significant success in the health sector during the last nine and half years.
Praising various activities of the government, he also said the country witnessed various development works under the present government.
The minister also said the community clinic at the grassroots level brought the rural people under the health care services, adding that the government so far has launched nearly 15,000 community clinics and union healthcare services to provide treatment to the rural people.
Nasim said the community clinics are one of the ten special initiatives announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and it has been playing a significant role in reaching health and family planning services at the doorsteps of the rural people, reports BSS.
He said very recently government has appointed ten thousands nurses and six thousands doctors in different hospitals, adding that “We are planning to employ another ten thousands doctors across the country,”