The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday said the health policy should cover the child, young, old and all the classes of the people. They also emphasized on the practice of democracy, which could reach the people easily.

National Health Rights Movement Committee (NHRMC) in cooperation with Manusher Jonno organised the roundtable discussion meeting ' What we expect in health policy ' at CIRDAP auditorium in the city.

Addressing as the chief guest Justice, Mohammad Golam Robbani, said that policies and scope of health services should be defined scientifically. Government has to take proper steps both for human being and the surroundings, he said. Milon Bikash Pal, Executive Director of Population Services and Training Center (PSTI) said that they wanted to form an alternative health policy for ensuring proper health care.

Nutrition demand of women should be fulfilled for getting a healthy generation in future said Laila Arjumand Banu of Mohila Parishad.

Ranjan mollik of Steps said health care services should reach all classes of the people.

Rashid-e-Mahbub, President of NHRMC, moderated the meeting.Sardar Arifuddin, theme leader of health of Action Aid, presented keynote paper at the discussion. He elaborated about the policy of medical education, research on medical sciences, budget allocation, role of state, private medical services among are points.

Contamination of all kinds of food including baby-milk and privatisation in the name of medical services should be stopped, the speakers said.

Atia Afreen of TIB, Nasirudin of Sromojibi Dustho Forum, Mohsin Ali of Wave Foundation and Brother Donald of Apon, among others, were present.