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BNP’s 31-Pt State Reform Outline

‘Health for All’ policy to ensure people's right to free healthcare: Mosharraf

Published : Wednesday, 5 February, 2025 at 12:00 AM  Count : 383
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday said, "Healthcare system of the country has failed to ensure health service for the marginalised population. We want to replicate the National Health Service of the United Kingdom or national Universal Health Coverage." 

Speaking at a press conference at BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office he proposed various short, medium and long-term proposals to address the challenges faced by the health sector and carry out necessary reforms for its development.

He said, "Just as quality health care for the marginalized population is still not ensured. Our medical system has not achieved the desired competitiveness at the regional and international levels."

Mosharraf said, "There is still a high rate of travelling abroad for medical services. The private health care system has not yet become a universal public reality." 

"The practical reflection of the health care is one of the fundamental rights of the people of the country has not yet become a policy to the expected extent," he said. 

He also said the private healthcare system in the country has not yet become universally accessible to all citizens.

Mosharraf said healthcare should be recognised as a fundamental right for all and the current systems have not achieved the expected level of social equity in healthcare access.

In light of universal health coverage, he said BNP has proposed health sector reform in section 26 of its 31-point outline for restructuring the state.

He said, "If BNP comes to power in the future, we will further expand the social safety net for the deprived and the poor until poverty is eradicated."

Mosharraf said the GDP allocated to the health sector in the national budget will not be less than 5 per cent. Adequate number of trained male and female rural health workers will be provided to ensure primary and preventive health services. 

"Treatment, education and research facilities for infectious and non-infectious diseases will be ensured," he said. 

Mosharraf said BNP, based on the policy of 'health for all,' will take steps to ensure the right to free healthcare for everyone in line with the existing system of a developed welfare state.

He said BNP plans to ensure the availability of a sufficient number of trained health workers both men and women to provide primary and preventive healthcare.

Mosharraf said their proposal includes ensuring treatment, education, and research for both infectious and non-communicable diseases.

Regarding Bangladesh's healthcare system, he said all plans, guidelines, and policies are often formulated with the consideration of registered medical doctors under the Medical and Dental Council.

"As a result, the existence of traditional medicine systems in the country, such as Unani, Ayurvedic, Homeopathic and Kabiraji treatments, are being neglected. So, it is equally important to provide necessary research and various support for the further development, modernisation and scientific advancement of these traditional medical systems," the BNP leader said.

He criticised the previous Awami League government for what he described as mismanagement, corruption, and political patronage in the health sector over the past 15 years, which has led to a deteriorating doctor-patient relationship and an increase in people seeking medical treatment abroad.

In BNP's proposal for the comprehensive development of the health sector, Mosharraf outlined a three-step approach for improvement.

"Our proposal includes short-term (one to three years) plans. In this, we have emphasised the recruitment of rural health assistants. We have mentioned the improvement of service quality at the upazila health complex, transforming it into an effective primary referral centre, ensuring necessary specialised services and planned family planning and population management," he said.

The BNP leader said they also proposed providing each citizen with the best healthcare under a government-registered general physician at the state's expense.

He said the existing district-level hospitals and specialised healthcare services will be strengthened, and an accurate reference system will be implemented.


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