United News of Bangladesh

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday urged doctors’ leaders to come forward with clear and specific plans and proposals to address long-standing mismanagement in the health sector and ensure healthcare for all. He made the call when a 20-member delegation of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), led by its Chief Adviser Prof Dr Farhad Halim Donar and President Prof Dr Harun Al Rashid, paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban. The President said the country has failed to achieve desired progress in the health sector due to long-standing mismanagement. “There was no proper and comprehensive planning on how many doctors, nurses and technologists we need, how much medical equipment is required, or what kind of infrastructure should be developed,” he said.