City Desk :
BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital will be upgraded to a world-class healthcare facility through recruiting skilled medical professionals and equipping with modern medical technologies to ensure better treatment facilities aiming to discourage the people to go abroad.
“A significant number of people are going abroad for receiving better treatment . . . our main aim is to stop the trend of going overseas for taking healthcare services,” BSMMU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Deen Md Nurul Haque told BSS.
The BSMMU-run super specialized hospital needs to be equipped with highly efficient physicians and advanced medical equipment, he said, adding, “We want to restructure the super specialized hospital giving it a corporate shape and flavour to attract the health service seekers, who are going to different countries including India for treatment purpose, reports BSS.”
On September 14, 2022, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the much-awaited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Super Specialized Hospital, first of its kind in the country, aiming to provide specialized treatment at a cheaper cost.
“After taking charge as VC of BSMMU, I have identified some problems of the Super Specialized Hospital . . . I am taking initiatives to address the problems to make the hospital a global standard one,” Prof Nurul added.
As per the existing recruitment procedure, the BSMMU authorities can recruit doctors, nurses and other medical professionals but, “BSMMU vice chancellor must be empowered by giving authority to recruit highly efficient physicians, surgeons and other medical professionals on contractual basis from different countries,” the VC said.
By bringing in foreign experts, BSMMU can improve the skills and knowledge of its existing staff through collaboration and knowledge sharing, he added.
“Besides, we can also recruit experienced and skilled medical professionals from our country under contractual basis,” Prof Nurul said, adding “If the existing recruitment procedure is not changed, the Super Specialized Hospital will be like other general hospitals of the country.”
“We must increase service charges at the Super Specialized hospital as it will provide global standard treatment. Public hospitals are taking very nominal service charge whereas the leading private hospitals including Evercare, Square and United hospitals are charging very high,” the VC added.
“The Super Specialized hospital aims to be a more affordable option than leading private hospitals of Dhaka city, offering almost 50 percent less service charges…our main aim is to stop the patients from going abroad as they (patients) are spending a handsome amount of money while they go to different countries for treatment purpose,” Prof Nurul added.