Rizvi calls for increased health allocation in upcoming budget
Many mega projects including flyovers had been implemented, but this was not real progress as the county could not have any progress in terms of human resources, he says
BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has emphasised the need to prioritise the health sector in the upcoming budget.
"Why should we spend so much foreign currency on treatment in India? If our doctors and nurses were given adequate logistical support to provide proper care, people wouldn't need to seek treatment abroad," he said while addressing a discussion arranged by Nurses Association of Bangladesh (NAB) marking the International Nurses Day at Jatiya Press Club today (12 May).
He said nurses face many discriminations not only in Bangladesh but also other countries in South Asia as even they do not have housing facilities.
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"Nurses have to work in three shifts, but no accommodation has been arranged for them on the campuses. They need to pay for their house rent from their salary. We need good doctors, we also need nurses. So, nurses should provide with all necessary logistical support they need," he said.
Rizvi said many mega projects including flyovers had been implemented, but this was not real progress as the county could not have any progress in terms of human resources.
"If half of the money looted and laundered abroad by fascist Awami League men had been spent on the health sector, the country would have progressed in the area," he added.
