Ahsanul Amin George, Khulna :
Three main government hospitals of Khulna city and health complexes of nine upazilas of Khulna district are limping with manifold problems including acute shortage of doctors, staffs, medicines and logistics, much to the sufferings of the patients.
The hospitals are Khulna General Hospital, Khulna medical college Hospital and Sheikh Abu Naser specialized hospital, running with severe crisis of physicians, staffs and medicines and other logistics since long. As a result, around 16 lakh Khulna inhabitants are depriving of health service.
Despite, the declaration of 500 bed of Khulna Medical college hospital, manpower was not increased in the hospital. A total of 426 posts are lying vacant, against 760 posts in Khulna Medical college hospital.
Sources said, Khulna Medical college hospital was established on January 18, 1989 at city’s Boyra area when it was a 250 bed hospital. Later, on July 1, 2008 the hospital was approved as 500 bed are. But no touching of modernization was set at this hospital. Shortage of doctors, staffs , medicines and logistics, negligence of duty of doctors and other staffs are hampering the health service to the patients.
The condition of Khulna General hospital is more miserable, comprising with 150 bed this hospital is also suffering from manpower crisis. A total of 180 posts in the hospital. Patients are depriving of getting treatment due to lack of logistic supports.
Another government hospital named Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized hospital was established on March 30, 2010 with 75 bed. This hospital was scheduled to be 250 bed. But at present it has only 75 beds. From the very beginning it has been running with the crisis of manpower. Only 279 posts were approved in spite of the fact that 1243 posts were proposed. Recently 165 posts were created for ICU, Burn, Plastic Surgery and some other units.
Abu Naser hospital authorities said, at least 800 employees including doctors, nurses officers and staffs are required to conduct the hospital as a full-fledged one.
A total of 353 posts are vacant against 1486 posts of 1st and 3rd class staffs in the health complexes.
Without any Consultants, doctors are trying to provide treatment to a large number of patients of nine Upazila having a Population of around 9 lakh people.
On a recent visit, this correspondent learnt that at least 64 posts are vacant in Dumuria upazila health complex which was established in 1973 and total beds of this health complex are only 50 which are not sufficient for the inhabitants of the upazila. Maruf Ahmed, upazila health officer(UHO) of Dumuria upazila health complex said, there are some vacant posts here.
All the health complexes in the district are running without any residential medical officer since long.
A large number of patients, most of them women and children, everyday come to the health complexes but most do not get treatment facilities due to shortage of doctors.
Besides, the ambulances of the health complex are often out of order adding to the sufferings of the patients.
Civil Surgeon of Khulna Dr. ASM Abdur Razzak Said, At nine Upazila health complexes -Rupsha Terokhada, Phultala, Dumuria, Batiaghata, Digholia, Paikgachha, Koyra and Dakop- there are Shortage of doctors and other Staffs. We have already informed the higher authorities regarding the matter and I hope that the problems would be solved within short time
Three main government hospitals of Khulna city and health complexes of nine upazilas of Khulna district are limping with manifold problems including acute shortage of doctors, staffs, medicines and logistics, much to the sufferings of the patients.
The hospitals are Khulna General Hospital, Khulna medical college Hospital and Sheikh Abu Naser specialized hospital, running with severe crisis of physicians, staffs and medicines and other logistics since long. As a result, around 16 lakh Khulna inhabitants are depriving of health service.
Despite, the declaration of 500 bed of Khulna Medical college hospital, manpower was not increased in the hospital. A total of 426 posts are lying vacant, against 760 posts in Khulna Medical college hospital.
Sources said, Khulna Medical college hospital was established on January 18, 1989 at city’s Boyra area when it was a 250 bed hospital. Later, on July 1, 2008 the hospital was approved as 500 bed are. But no touching of modernization was set at this hospital. Shortage of doctors, staffs , medicines and logistics, negligence of duty of doctors and other staffs are hampering the health service to the patients.
The condition of Khulna General hospital is more miserable, comprising with 150 bed this hospital is also suffering from manpower crisis. A total of 180 posts in the hospital. Patients are depriving of getting treatment due to lack of logistic supports.
Another government hospital named Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized hospital was established on March 30, 2010 with 75 bed. This hospital was scheduled to be 250 bed. But at present it has only 75 beds. From the very beginning it has been running with the crisis of manpower. Only 279 posts were approved in spite of the fact that 1243 posts were proposed. Recently 165 posts were created for ICU, Burn, Plastic Surgery and some other units.
Abu Naser hospital authorities said, at least 800 employees including doctors, nurses officers and staffs are required to conduct the hospital as a full-fledged one.
A total of 353 posts are vacant against 1486 posts of 1st and 3rd class staffs in the health complexes.
Without any Consultants, doctors are trying to provide treatment to a large number of patients of nine Upazila having a Population of around 9 lakh people.
On a recent visit, this correspondent learnt that at least 64 posts are vacant in Dumuria upazila health complex which was established in 1973 and total beds of this health complex are only 50 which are not sufficient for the inhabitants of the upazila. Maruf Ahmed, upazila health officer(UHO) of Dumuria upazila health complex said, there are some vacant posts here.
All the health complexes in the district are running without any residential medical officer since long.
A large number of patients, most of them women and children, everyday come to the health complexes but most do not get treatment facilities due to shortage of doctors.
Besides, the ambulances of the health complex are often out of order adding to the sufferings of the patients.
Civil Surgeon of Khulna Dr. ASM Abdur Razzak Said, At nine Upazila health complexes -Rupsha Terokhada, Phultala, Dumuria, Batiaghata, Digholia, Paikgachha, Koyra and Dakop- there are Shortage of doctors and other Staffs. We have already informed the higher authorities regarding the matter and I hope that the problems would be solved within short time
