Random thoughts

By Rasul Nizam, Chittagong
27 October 2005, 18:00 PM
I live in Chittagong and was very ill before I flew to Bangkok for a medical checkup on 17th September, 2005. Within hours of my arrival in Bangkok, I had to undergo a major surgery despite my Heat bypass surgery in London in 1989. Surgeons convinced me that there was no way out but to do the surgery to save my life. By the grace of the Almighty, the surgery was a success. I must say, the surgeons did an excellent job. After almost a month of my treatment and convalescing period, I returned home on 16th October.

I must also say that medical treatment and care at the hospital was very good. No wonder I find patients from all over of the world at this hospital. As for me, after a two-hour flight from Dhaka or Chittagong, I find a totally different world of kindness and care and at a very moderate charge as compared to Bangladesh and the outside world.

I would like to draw, if I may, attention of the Highest Medical Authorities in Bangladesh to find out why in spite of so many thousands of clinics and hospitals in the country, patients still come out of Bangladesh to India, Bangkok, and Singapore for medical attention. What are these Doctors/Specialists/ Surgeons doing at the top well known medical centres, clinics and hospitals in the country? Isn't it a shame and a disgrace? It is time the government looked into the matter and put things right. Whilst I was convalescing at the hospital, many Bangladeshi patients told me harrowing tales of their experiences in various clinics/hospitals in Dhaka.