Medical services are shut down, For nearly a month, the 20-bed government hospital on the coral island of St. Martin has been operating without any physicians or nurses. Consequently, the hospital is unable to provide any medical services to the island’s inhabitants.
Mujibur Rahman, Chairman of the St. Martin Union Parishad, stated that the island is home to around 10,000 inhabitants. The only place they can get medical care is the 20-bed government hospital. However, due to a lack of doctors and nurses, medical services at the hospital have been suspended for the past month. Although the island’s people had previously received primary care at this facility, complete medical services have been unavailable for the past month.
He continued on to say that, while the government was meant to supply MBBS doctors and nurses, an NGO had been providing medical services to the hospital through their medical team for the previous few years. They did, however, leave after the project was completed. Government doctors and nurses are urgently needed to provide regular medical care to the island’s residents.
Dr. Pronoy Rudra, the Teknaf Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer, stated that the 20-bed St. Martin’s hospital has 15 sanctioned jobs, including one for a medical officer. However, there is now only one fourth-class employee at the hospital. There are no physicians or nurses.
He went on to say that, while doctors have been posted by the government at various times, they often leave shortly after joining. Doctors are currently being sent from the Teknaf Health Complex to deliver drugs and medical services. The incident has been reported to higher authorities.
Medical services are shut down
