Hospital directors asked to ensure health services during Eid holidays
Staff Correspondent
Directors of all hospitals have been instructed to ensure health services during the Eid holidays, Health and Family Welfare Minister Samanta Lal Sen said on Tuesday.
"I will make a sudden visit to hospitals and monitor myself so that services are not hampered. I won't tell you when or where I will visit. I myself will monitor the hospitals not only in Dhaka but outside Dhaka,” he said while talking to reporters at the ministry.
Mentioning that people will enjoy a long holiday this year as Pahela Baishakh will be celebrated after Eid, the minister said instructions were given to the hospital authorities to provide good food to the physicians, who will be on duty during holidays, and patients as most shops remain closed during Eid vacation.
Claiming that the number of patients with dengue infection is decreasing slightly, Samanta Lal said awareness is the key to curbing dengue.
“First of all we must stop dengue vector Aedes mosquito breeding and the next focus is on treatment. We have already had a meeting about what is needed for treatment. I will sit again after Eid so that there is no shortage of treatment,” he said.
