Medical faculty at JU may benefit neighbourhood

UNB, JU :
Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have demanded an international standard medical faculty and specialized hospital on the campus. Talking to UNB, some students said if a specialized hospital is established with laboratories and labs and higher degrees in medicine are provided, students, teachers and staff on the campus will get better treatment and death by negligence can also be prevented. Besides, about one crore people of Savar, Dhamrai, Manikganj, Gazipur and Tangail regions will be able to avail the health service at a low cost, they said.
According to Scopus, Elsevier’s abstract and citation database, 837 articles on medicine have been published in international journals since establishment of JU. Of these, 237 research articles have been published from 2022 to September 17 this year. As a result, researchers have urged the authorities concerned to establish a specialised faculty.
Professor Nuh Alam, acting dean of the Faculty of Biology of JU, said, “Our five departments are directly related to medical services. Naturally, research on these topics is increasing. In that context, there is a need for a full-fledged medical faculty.”
General Secretary of JU Teachers’ Association Prof Dr. M Shamim Kaiser stressed the need for a specialised hospital alongside medical faculty to move up in the global ranking. Prof Dr. Sohel Ahmed of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology said that the talented and skilled students of Pharmacy, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Genetic Engineering departments of the university are going abroad after completing their studies due to lack of good opportunities.
JU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr. Nurul Alam said, “We are thinking about the importance of a medical faculty and specialized hospital. The matter has already been discussed with the government. Once the ongoing project is completed, necessary steps will be taken.”