Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has highlighted the need for establishing dedicated child hospitals in all divisions across the nation to accelerate better treatment for them.
“Establishing of Shishu hospitals in all divisions in the country is imperative to ensure better treatment for children,” Hasina said on Wednesday (18 January).
While inaugurating 45 community vision centres at Upazila Health Complexes in 13 districts through a videoconference from her official residence Ganabhaban, PM Hasina said that steps should be taken in all divisional medical universities or district hospitals to ensure better treatment for the children.
BSS Adds: Of the newly opened community vision centres in the third phase, 20 were launched at Barishal division, 20 in Chattogram division, four in Rajshahi division and one in Khulna division.
The prime minister in the first and second phases opened 90 community vision centres which have become role model in South Asia giving modern and developed eye treatment free of cost.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque and Health Services Division Secretary Dr Mohammad Anwar Hossain Howlader spoke at the programme.
National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital Director Professor Dr. Golam Mostafa briefly described the activities of the community vision centres.
Local lawmakers, government officials and local elites from Char Fashion in Bhola, Amtali in Barguna, Pekua in Coxsbazar and Banshkhali in Chattogram were connected to the function.
The premier also exchanged views with mostly beneficiaries of the community vision centres.
PM Hasina, as well, inaugurated the newly constructed main office of Banshkhali Upazila Awami League in Chattogram at the function.
A documentary on giving eye treatment free of cost from the community vision centres was also screened at the programme.
As many as 13 lakh 31 thousand 577 persons have so far received eye treatment from these centres while 2 lakh 10 thousand 868 persons have got eyeglasses free of cost. from those.
