BSS, Rajshahi :
Medicare services are being hampered largely as 16 community clinics have become vulnerable in Sakhipur Upazila under Tangail district at present. Sources said, there are 37 community clinics in Sakhipur Upazila. The clinics have been established in 1998. The clinics have been closed when BNP resumed in power in 2001. The government has started the clinics in 2009 when they voted to power. The clinics are being opened from 9 am to 3 pm and render services to the village people including pregnant women and neonatal and other patients. CHCP and CSBA employees of the clinics have been trained. They are trained in normal delivery of the pregnant women at the clinics. But for want of power connection and separate rooms the pregnant women are being deprived from the important services. Cloud in the sky brings darkness in the rooms and hampers services. Many windows, doors, walls have been damaged. Costly medicines, laptop and necessary equipment cannot be stored in the clinics room, CHCP and CSBA employees of the clinics alleged.While vising Berbari community Clinic it is learned that the wall of the building has been cracked. Ariful Islam CHPC of the clinic hired a house for fear of damage and providing services. 50-60 patients come to the clinic every day, he told the correspondent. Supta Ahmed CHPC of Ratanpur Community Clinic said that he is unable to use the laptop properly donated by the government for absence of power connection.
AshiqurRahman CHPC of Boga community Clinic said that the power line lies 10 meter from the clinic but the clinic is not connected. 600 patients have been provided with medical services from his clinic in one month, he added. CHPC Abu Hanif of kalomegha, Ariful Islam of Kakrajan complained in the same tune. They also demanded for nationalization of their jobs for better services.Dr. RezaulKarim Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer of Sakhipur admitted the problems of the community clinics. He added that prayer for power connection has been submitted. The buildings built before 18 years need renovation.
Medicare services are being hampered largely as 16 community clinics have become vulnerable in Sakhipur Upazila under Tangail district at present. Sources said, there are 37 community clinics in Sakhipur Upazila. The clinics have been established in 1998. The clinics have been closed when BNP resumed in power in 2001. The government has started the clinics in 2009 when they voted to power. The clinics are being opened from 9 am to 3 pm and render services to the village people including pregnant women and neonatal and other patients. CHCP and CSBA employees of the clinics have been trained. They are trained in normal delivery of the pregnant women at the clinics. But for want of power connection and separate rooms the pregnant women are being deprived from the important services. Cloud in the sky brings darkness in the rooms and hampers services. Many windows, doors, walls have been damaged. Costly medicines, laptop and necessary equipment cannot be stored in the clinics room, CHCP and CSBA employees of the clinics alleged.While vising Berbari community Clinic it is learned that the wall of the building has been cracked. Ariful Islam CHPC of the clinic hired a house for fear of damage and providing services. 50-60 patients come to the clinic every day, he told the correspondent. Supta Ahmed CHPC of Ratanpur Community Clinic said that he is unable to use the laptop properly donated by the government for absence of power connection.
AshiqurRahman CHPC of Boga community Clinic said that the power line lies 10 meter from the clinic but the clinic is not connected. 600 patients have been provided with medical services from his clinic in one month, he added. CHPC Abu Hanif of kalomegha, Ariful Islam of Kakrajan complained in the same tune. They also demanded for nationalization of their jobs for better services.Dr. RezaulKarim Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer of Sakhipur admitted the problems of the community clinics. He added that prayer for power connection has been submitted. The buildings built before 18 years need renovation.
