Anindya Islam Amit, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, has handed over medical supplies worth Tk 40 lakh to the 250-bed Jashore General Hospital.
He gave the supplies to the hospital’s superintendent and the civil surgeon at the auditorium of the local Circuit House on Friday (23 October) afternoon.
The state minister instructed health officials to make sure that patients admitted to the hospital receive the supplies properly and free of charge. Distributed with the support of Human Appeal USA, the supplies include pain-relief injections, adult diapers for elderly patients, gloves, cannulas, doctors’ gowns and items used in operating theatres.
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ashek Hasan, Superintendent of Police Syed Rafiqul Islam, Zila Parishad administrator Delwar Hossain Khokon, Jashore General Hospital superintendent Dr Hussain Shafayat, Civil Surgeon Masud Rana and other health officials were present.
Hospital authorities said that although Jashore General Hospital has 250 beds, it treats patients as a 500-bed hospital. It continues to serve patients despite a severe shortage of medicines and medical supplies, and the new supplies will help ensure their treatment.
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