Community clinics need modernisation

It is heartening to know that community clinics have turned into blessing for rural people of the country as it provides medicines free of cost to reach government sponsored health care services at the doorsteps of the people.  According to a report of this newspaper yesterday, a total of 13,861 community clinics are offering health care services, including giving suggestions on health, family planning and nutrition along with distributing 32 kinds of medicines free of cost across the country. The government has also a plan of setting up 1029 more community clinics across the country. What is needed now is modernization of the community clinics.

The trained Community Health Care Provider (CHCP) and Community Skilled Birth Attendants (CSBA) are also conducting safe deliveries of pregnant women with providing normal treatments in the community clinics. The clinics are also providing maternal, neonatal and reproductive health care services along with offering a range of services for puberty illness, family planning, hygiene and nutritional education, micro-nutrient supplements and establishing referral linkage with higher facilities.  

The quality of healthcare has improved in the public hospitals in the country in recent times. Incidents of deaths of patients due to negligence of doctors at hospitals have come down significantly unlike in the past. This augurs well but there is no scope for expressing complacency. A few isolated incidents that are bedeviling the achievements in the health sector should be addressed. Most of the people of the country have to depend on the government hospitals for treatment of diseases. Very few people have the financial ability to undergo treatment at private hospitals that in most cases fleece patients in the name of treatment.

The problems engulfing the health sector should be identified and addressed properly. It has become a common practice that good doctors avoid posting at upazila hospitals. It is the responsibility of the Health Ministry and the Health Department to look into this vital problem. They should monitor the healthcare services rendered at the upazila health complexes and community clinics. Work abstention by doctors at government hospitals centering around minor issues causes immense sufferings of patients. Doctors should shun this culture immediately.

There are incidents of medical equipments at the district hospitals and the upazila health complexes remaining out of order for months together jeopardizing treatment of patients. The inoperative machines and equipment should be made operative immediately. The essential services of community clinics for ensuring health care services to the people at the grassroots should be improved. The district and upazila level health officials and others concerned should play vital roles in this regard.    

 

Community clinics need modernisation

It is heartening to know that community clinics have turned into blessing for rural people of the country as it provides medicines free of cost to reach government sponsored health care services at the doorsteps of the people. According to a report of this newspaper yesterday, a total of 13,861 community clinics are offering health care services, including giving suggestions on health, family planning and nutrition along with distributing 32 kinds of medicines free of cost across the country. The government has also a plan of setting up 1029 more community clinics across the country. What is needed now is modernization of the community clinics. The trained Community Health Care Provider (CHCP) and Community Skilled Birth Attendants (CSBA) are also conducting safe deliveries of pregnant women with providing normal treatments in the community clinics. The clinics are also providing maternal, neonatal and reproductive health care services along with offering a range of services for puberty illness, family planning, hygiene and nutritional education, micro-nutrient supplements and establishing referral linkage with higher facilities. The quality of healthcare has improved in the public hospitals in the country in recent times. Incidents of deaths of patients due to negligence of doctors at hospitals have come down significantly unlike in the past. This augurs well but there is no scope for expressing complacency. A few isolated incidents that are bedeviling the achievements in the health sector should be addressed. Most of the people of the country have to depend on the government hospitals for treatment of diseases. Very few people have the financial ability to undergo treatment at private hospitals that in most cases fleece patients in the name of treatment. The problems engulfing the health sector should be identified and addressed properly. It has become a common practice that good doctors avoid posting at upazila hospitals. It is the responsibility of the Health Ministry and the Health Department to look into this vital problem. They should monitor the healthcare services rendered at the upazila health complexes and community clinics. Work abstention by doctors at government hospitals centering around minor issues causes immense sufferings of patients. Doctors should shun this culture immediately. There are incidents of medical equipments at the district hospitals and the upazila health complexes remaining out of order for months together jeopardizing treatment of patients. The inoperative machines and equipment should be made operative immediately. The essential services of community clinics for ensuring health care services to the people at the grassroots should be improved. The district and upazila level health officials and others concerned should play vital roles in this regard.