Govt will do everything for best treatment of those injured during July movement: Prof Sayedur
The special assistant, who enjoys the authority and status of a state minister, said the government is not concerned about money and the injured would be taken wherever they need to be taken for the best possible treatment
The government will do everything to ensure all necessary treatment for those injured during the July Uprising, said Special Assistant at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Prof Dr Sayedur Rahman.
He made the announcement amid the demand for treatment abroad or treatment by foreign doctors raised by those who sustained eye injuries during the movement in July and August this year.
Speaking at a workshop on the eyesight and mental health of the injured students and other people organised by the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIO&H) in cooperation with Orbis International at the NIO&H Conference Room today (11 December), he said, "The government is working to ensure treatment, rehabilitation and employment of the injured. We'll provide you with the treatment you desire."
Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel
The special assistant, who enjoys the authority and status of a state minister, said the government is not concerned about money and the injured would be taken wherever they need to be taken for the best possible treatment.
He informed the audience that 10 with eye injuries were already sent to Thailand and Singapore for better treatment.
Mentioning the process of formal recognition of the July-August movement victims as yet to be completed as the finalisation of the database was being delayed, he added the government has received the names of 9,500-10,000 thousand injured and has so far verified the information of half of them.
"The formal recognition and rehabilitation process will begin after completion of the verification," Sayedur added.
Amid the demand of the injured for prompt actions for their recognition and rehabilitation, he further said the government is proceeding carefully to avoid any controversy.
A panel of expert doctors and psychiatrists coming from leading health facilities and institutions, including the Combined Military Hospital, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, NIO&H, National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, and Dhaka University, was present to reply to queries of the injured.
