Call for empowering nurses in healthcare decisions

City Desk:

Poet and theorist Farhad Mazhar has underlined the importance of empowering nurses in the decision-making process to truly improve Bangladesh’s healthcare system.

Speaking at a roundtable on Saturday, he said nurses must play a central role in shaping decisions to advance healthcare, reports bdnews24.com.

Farhad highlighted that “67 percent of diseases” in the country are non-communicable, with nurses playing a pivotal role in prevention through proper dietary and lifestyle advice.