There are 14275 neighborhood clinics within the nation – 2024-06-07 11:18:42

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2024-06-07 11:18:42

Prime Minister and Chief of Parliament Sheikh Hasina mentioned that 14,292 neighborhood clinics have been constructed throughout the nation. Amongst them 14 thousand 275 neighborhood clinics are operational. 98 neighborhood clinics are beneath development.

He mentioned that the present authorities is constructing neighborhood clinics throughout the nation to make sure community-based well being care throughout the attain of widespread folks in distant villages. Of those, 99 neighborhood clinics have been destroyed as a result of river erosion and different causes.

On Wednesday (June 5) within the 2024-25 fiscal yr funds session of the Jatiya Sangsad, Dhaka-14 Member of Parliament Md. The Prime Minister mentioned these items in response to Mainul Hossain Khan’s query. Speaker presided over the session. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury. Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali will current the funds within the nationwide parliament tomorrow Thursday (June 6).

The Prime Minister mentioned that the neighborhood clinic is a shining instance of the success of the current authorities. By way of this program, the poor and underprivileged rural folks of the nation are getting built-in well being, household planning and vitamin providers from neighborhood clinics. It’s a joint effort of the folks and the federal government. This grassroots program was adopted in 1996, and its implementation started in 1998. Throughout 1998-2001, greater than 10,000 neighborhood clinics have been constructed and most of them have been opened and other people started to obtain providers. However, after the change of presidency in 2001, this program was stopped and this case continued until 2008. 99 neighborhood clinics have been destroyed as a result of lengthy disuse as a result of river erosion and different causes and 10,624 stay in existence.

Sheikh Hasina mentioned, since 2009, the revitalization of neighborhood clinics began by way of the ‘Revitalization of Communities Well being Care Initiative in Bangladesh (RCHCIB)’ undertaking. By way of this program, the neighborhood clinics constructed between 1998 and 2001 have been repaired, manpower was offered, and the newly constructed neighborhood clinics have been progressively launched. Later, the Fourth Sector (4th HPNSP) operational plan was included to handle neighborhood clinic actions. At current all actions of Group Clinics are being carried out by way of Group Primarily based Well being Care (CBHC) beneath Group Clinic Well being Help Belief.

The Chief Minister mentioned that neighborhood clinics are primarily offering well being schooling, well being promotion, vitamin, household planning, detection of hypertension and diabetes, restricted healing providers and excessive stage referral providers for acceptable administration of emergency and sophisticated sufferers. Moreover, non-communicable ailments similar to hypertension, diabetes, arsenicosis, autism and so forth. Essential steps are being taken to strengthen common well being education schemes in neighborhood clinics on prevention and management of non-communicable ailments and to ascertain an efficient referral administration.

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