The New Nation - Internet Edition

Chittagong Correspondent

Advisor to the Caretaker Government on Law, Justice, Parliamentary and Religious affairs AF Hasan Arif here yesterday urged the therapists to engage their sincere efforts for building a healthier nation.

"It's the physicians who can deliver better healthcare services to the trimming masses apart from making the nation aware of the possible health hazards," the adviser said.

He said that the government had always been careful and proactive in building stronger and dependable healthcare delivery system because infrastructure was one of the basic prerequisites for taking services to the grass root level.

He was addressing the inaugural session of the three-day golden jubilee celebration of Chittagong Medical College (CMC) and 4th reunion of the CMC graduates at the playground of the college this morning.

Acting Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Alhaj M Monjur Alam joined the function as special guest while Principal of the CMC Dr. MA Wahab Chowdhury presided over it.

Nobel Laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus was supposed to address the function as the main discussant. He could not join the function as he had been away from the country. He, however, sent a video clip prepared for this function. It was projected for the audiences.

Director of the Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Brigadier General Mohammad Abedur Rahman, Professor MA Quadri, Deputy Secretary of the Health and Family Welfare Ministry Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad among others addressed it.

The adviser said that he would duly place the proposals what he received from the leaders of the physician community before the top policy makers in Dhaka within shortest possible time.

Outlining the government's agenda the adviser said that the caretaker government had come to power for a particular period shouldering the key responsibility of holding free, fair and credible elections by this yearend.

"Apart from holding a fair election, the government is working hard to eradicate corruption from the society and it is committed in doing the jobs earmarked on the priority basis," the adviser said.

Nobel Laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus in his pre-recorded video speech put emphasis on better healthcare delivery for the ordinary people.

"We must work together to prove bad health doesn't always synonymous to poverty," Dr. Yunus said asking the therapists to remain aware of the advancements taking place in the field of medical science.