Dhaka, Apr 16 (V7N) — Lawmaker Rumin Farhana has raised serious concerns over the deteriorating state of healthcare services in her constituency, stating that the main hospital in Sarail is “like a patient itself.”

Speaking in parliament on Thursday morning, the Brahmanbaria-2 MP highlighted multiple shortcomings in the healthcare system serving nearly 350,000 people across nine unions in Sarail upazila.

“We have a hospital with only 50 beds for about 3.5 lakh people. And the hospital itself is like a patient,” she said, emphasizing the severe limitations in capacity and infrastructure.

The lawmaker pointed to a critical shortage of doctors, staff, medicines, and modern medical equipment, which has significantly hampered service delivery. She also noted that 64 positions in the hospital remain vacant, further worsening the situation.

Rumin Farhana added that a development project worth Tk 10 crore had been initiated to construct a new building for the hospital. However, progress stalled after the contractor reportedly fled following the events of August 5.

Currently, healthcare services are being provided from an old two-storey building, which she described as inadequate to meet the growing demand of the Area population.

Her remarks have once again brought attention to the broader challenges facing the country’s public healthcare system, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas.

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