Neglected slum children in public hospitals
It becomes a bad practice in our country that like other service providing agencies, public hospital staffs neglect child patients from slums. Especially, the children aged between 12 and 18 years are the worst sufferers. A report was published in this daily on a survey titled, “The context of children in healthcare services in Bangladesh for good governance.” The survey was carried out in November last year by child members of Child Parliament, a national-level children's organization, with assistance from Save the Children, said that around 70 percent of poor children are dissatisfied with the behaviour of the doctors and even about 69 percent of those surveyed failed to access healthcare facilities for many reasons.
The survey report revealed that there is no restriction of smoking in the doctor's consultation room. Moreover, lack of clean environment, ventilation and proper lighting at the public hospitals are the clear signs of negligence of the staff.
I urge the doctors and the staffs of the public hospitals to be friendly and attentive towards underprivileged child patients.
In this context, I urge the authority concerned to update the curriculum for medical students enriching it with latest concepts on patient care.
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