Digitalization of all hospital activities
Upazila Hospitals Upgraded to 101 Beds
Free surgeries for congenital defects
The government has started working to upgrade every upazila hospital in the country to 101 beds to deliver healthcare services to the doorsteps of the common people. The government also plans to ensure specialized healthcare services for government officials and employees at the divisional level and to digitize all activities of the hospitals. Following the inauguration of the free surgery program, a call center for the Government Employees Hospital was also launched. Senior officials, including secretaries from the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Health, were present at the event.
On July 18, Saturday, Public Administration Ministry Adviser Md. Ismail Zabiullah made these remarks as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of a free special surgery program for children with cleft lip and palate at the Government Employees Hospital in the capital.
It was informed at the function that about five thousand children are born with congenital cleft lip and palate problems every year in the country. A free special surgery program has been launched at the Government Employees Hospital to bring these children back to normal life. In his chief guest speech, Ismail Zabiullah stated, "Globally, one out of every 500 to 600 newborns is born with a cleft lip or palate problem. In Bangladesh, about five thousand children face this kind of congenital problem every year.
A successful surgery can change not just a face, but an entire life." He also highlighted the government's coordinated initiatives to raise public awareness about such congenital defects and ensure timely surgeries.
//DBTech/coresspondent/EDP//
