Bogra hospitals lack doctors, facilities

A risky journey before treatment.. A patient being taken to Bogra Mohammad Ali Hospital in a rickshaw van as tow of its four ambulances are out of order. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: STAR

Sources at the Civil Surgeon's office told this correspondent yesterday that shortage of doctors and other facilities is hampering treatment.

There are 62 hospitals and clinics in Bogra, including the Bogra Mohammad Ali Hospital and ten upazala health complexes for over 30 lack people

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The shortage of doctors and other facilities has been reported to the Director General (DG) of Health in Dhaka and to the Ministry of Health several times, but to no effect, they said.

At lest seven ambulances out of 17 at the government hospitals are out of order for years.

At Bogra Mohammad Ali Hospital, two out of four ambulances and two out of four X-ray machines are inoperative.

There is no X-ray machine in Shaibjang and Shairpur upazila health complexes while those at Shariankindi, Gobtali Adamdigi, Dhanut and Nandigram upazila hospitals are out of order.