The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Gaibandha

The health service would be ensured for the people of the remote and backward char areas of the country as well as the family planning activities would be geared up among them aimed at building a developed and prosperous nation. It is our foremost duty to reach the health services to the char people as they have also the equal rights to enjoy the existing facilities of the country". Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare AKM Zafar Ullah Khan said this.

While he was addressing and inaugurual ceremony of a camp on "Permanent and temporary Methods of Family Planning, Eye and the Health Services for Mothers and children" organised by Friendship, a repute Non-Government Organisation, at Baitkamari char under Kamarzani union of Sadar upazila in the district on Friday noon as chief guest.

He also emphasised on the introduction of permanent and temporary methods of family planning among the able couples of char areas on large scale by motivating them in order to check the population growth.

Giving the due importance of quality services for the mothers and the children living at backward char areas, he instructed the field level officials and employees of Health and Family Planning Department to work here cordially and sincerely so that the char people could not be deprived from services on two important issues.

He also urged the stakeholders including the Government and Non-Government Organisations to bring the char people under various development programmes to change their fate economically and socially through coordinated efforts.

Professor M.A Fayez, Director General (DG) of Health Department and Kamrun Nesa Khanam, DG of Family Planning Department were present as special guests.

Presided over by Deputy Commissioner Abu Muhammad Yousuf, the function was also addressed, among others, by Dr. ABM Tankimul Haque, Director of Health Department, Rajshahi Division and Hosne Ara, Director of Family Planning Department, Rajshahi Division.

The address of welcome was delivered by Runa Khan, Executive Director of Friendship Civil Surgeon (CS) Dr. M Shamsul Haque, Deputy Director of Family Planning Department Dr. M Reazul Islam, Sadar upazila health and family planning officer Dr. Prodip Kumar Kormakar, Sadar upazila family planning officer M. Rafiqul Islam, Project Coordinator of Friendship Rafiquzzaman Pollob, Public and NGO representatives, and the employees of health and family planning department including the journalists of print and electronic media were present on the occasion.

Later, he visited the family planning activities being conducted by Friendship at Sidhai char under Mollar Char union of the upazila in the district on Friday afternoon as chief gust and expressed his satisfaction over the performance of Friendship.

Earlier, he also visited the Gaibandha Sadar Hospital of the town here on Friday morning and went round its different rooms including emergency department operation theatre as chief guest.

He also held a meeting of the doctors and staff working in different hospitals in the district at the conference room of CS here as chief guest. DG of Health Professor Dr. MA Fayez and divisional health Dr. AM Tanjimal Haque were present as special guests. Presided over by CS Dr M Shamsul Haque, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by Fulchar upazila health and family planning officer Dr. Nazrul Islam, consultant of chest diseases clinic Dr. SMA Jail and RMO Dr. M. Aminul Islam.

The chief guest in his speech urged the doctors and the staff to work sincerely and honestly to ensure the quality health services for the people. He also assured the doctors to solve the problems raised by them as early as possible in the greater interest of the patients.