On 5th April 2023 with the assistance of BHW, the upazila health rights youth forum and the upazila health rights forum SUS has organized a sharing meeting with upazila hospital health authority in Kendua Hospital. The honourable Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer and RMO have participated with some senior nurses and other medical staff. The meeting was presided by UHRF president Mr Rohisuddin Master. Through his inaugural speech the meeting started and then the secretary of UHRYF, Urni raised some specific demands to the authority. They are as follows:
- Increase the standard of overall cleanliness.
- Activate mothers and breastfeeding corner.
- Increase monitoring of the alertness and availability of nurses during late night.
- Ensuring dress for all nurses and cleaners
- Preventing prescription checking by medical representatives from 9 am to 1 pm.
- Allowing UHRYF members for the quarterly survey.
After then the UHO and the RMO gave their speech and mentioned their initiatives to improve the conditions of the hospital. They mentioned that the reopening of the mothers and breastfeeding corner is under process. And they have mentioned that the number of doctors and nurses have a huge shortage that UHRF can do effective advocacy.
He mentioned improving the overall cleanliness condition of the hospital the patient and their attendance awareness is needed. Also, some local people’s domestic animal grasses inside the boundary, in that case, UHRYF can talk to them. And for the sensitization, UHRYF members can organize a campaign week for the patients and their attendances so that they don’t through the wastage here and there.
They also mentioned that the dress code of nurses will be checked frequently but they have a shortage of budget for providing adequate dresses for cleaners that point UHRF can help them.
After their speech and open discussion session, the meeting ended with the ending speech of Professor Mr. Rohisuddin Master.
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