Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain on Monday announced that Tk 50 crore would be allocated to renovate infrastructure and improve healthcare services at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR), popularly known as Pangu Hospital.

"Tenders will be invited by December to begin the development work quickly," he said while visiting the hospital in the morning.

During the visit, the minister inaugurated the hospital's newly built Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a post-operative ward, and modern outpatient services, including e-ticketing, a QR code system and automation.

Hospital authorities said the new facilities would expediate the delivery of healthcare services and bring more transparency to patient management.

Praising the role of doctors, Sakhawat said physicians across the country were working with innovative thinking and dedication despite numerous challenges.

He said his ministry would take the necessary steps so that doctors can discharge their duties with honesty and sincerity and maintain a strict stance against corruption.

The minister urged doctors and health workers to be more sensitive, compassionate and patient towards helpless patients seeking treatment at the hospital.

He said the government was implementing a multifaceted reform plan to bring the country's overall healthcare system under an effective and modern framework.

Sakhawat said the government had the political will to provide the necessary funds for infrastructure development and modernisation of the health sector.

Once the Tk 50 crore project was implemented, the scope of services at the hospital would expand further, he said, adding that patients from remote areas would get access to better healthcare.