52,000 posts lying vacant in health sector
Says state minister
State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Captain (Retd) Dr Mojibur Rahman Fakir yesterday said the government has been working on filling 52,000 vacant posts in the health sector aimed at reaching healthcare facilities to the doorsteps of people.
Around 10,000 posts of health assistant and physician have so far been filled and appointment of 13,500 more community healthcare providers and 600 physicians are now at the final stage, he said.
He was speaking at the installation ceremony of Swadhinata Medical Technologist Parishad (SMTP), a platform of the country's medical technologists, at the Shaheed Dr Milon auditorium of Dhaka Medical College (DMC).
Awami League Health and Population Affairs Secretary Dr Bodiuzzaman Bhuiyan (Dablu), Secretary General of Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad (SWACHIP) Prof Dr Iqbal Arslan and principal of Institute of Health Technology (IHT) Dr Jalal Uddin spoke as the special guests with SMTP President M Shahjahan Siddique in the chair.
Dr Mojibur said detection of disease is prerequisite for sound treatment where technologists are playing the most important role.
He hoped that the technologists will supplement the government efforts in implementing the 'Charter for Change' declared by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Dr Bodiuzzaman said the government is planning to upgrade the position of medical technologists to second class from third class like diploma engineers and diploma nurses.
He said people from all walks of life fought unitedly for liberation of the country in 1971 responding to the call of Bangabandhu and the war crimes trial began too as a result of the people's unity.
Shahjahan put forward a set of demands to help further develop the healthcare sector including announcement of salary scale for medical technologists, creation of new posts, introduction of registration system for their recognition and higher training for them.
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