I did not give importance to the health sector, I neglected it. I got the result in Corona. I saw in the epidemic, how helpless we are.
Not only us, no country in the world has given importance to the health sector. In the health sector, our budget is only 0.9 percent of GDP.
We are working on how to take it from 9 to 10 percent. On Thursday morning, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) martyr Dr. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malek made the remarks at a discussion at Milton Hall.
The meeting was held on the occasion of the 24th University Day of BSMMU. The Health Minister said, “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is very sincere to increase the budget of the health sector. Work is underway to develop the health sector. BSMMU is also doing well in dealing with Corona. They have set up a large corona unit separately.
Vaccination activities are also going on successfully here. The overall improvement of the country is not possible without the improvement of the health sector, the Health Minister further said, 'Corona has shown what happens to the people when there is a disaster in the health service. In this situation all the development of the country stops, there is no peace in the country, social unrest is created. Zahid Malek said, 'We managed the first wave of Corona efficiently.
If you are not aware of the cause of the second wave of corona, the third wave of corona may come in front again.
If so, the situation could be even more dire. If you want to survive from corona, every person in the country has to follow proper hygiene rules until corona is eradicated. BSMMU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Education Minister Dr. Sharfuddin Ahmed inaugurated the program. Dipu Moni.
The former health minister said. A. F. M. Ruhul Haque, Professor. Syed Modacher Ali, University Grants Commission Chairman Prof. Kazi Shahidullah, President of the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) said. Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary celebrations, the chief coordinator of the National Implementation Committee. Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury and others.
