Law Adviser Dr. Asif Najrul has called on doctors to stop unnecessary medical tests and avoid being influenced by middlemen or pharmaceutical companies. He emphasized that Bangladesh has the capability to provide proper medical care, and patients should not be forced to undergo extra procedures or buy specific medicines.
Law Adviser Urges Doctors to End Medical Exploitation
Law Adviser Dr. Asif Najrul addressed doctors on Saturday, calling on them to avoid unnecessary medical tests and to not become intermediaries for profit. He made these remarks at an event organized by the Bangladesh Private Hospital Clinic and Diagnostic Owners’ Association.
Stop Unnecessary Tests:
Bangla: “মানুষ ভারত-থাইল্যান্ডে চিকিৎসা নিতে চায় না। সঠিক চিকিৎসা সেবা দেয়ার সক্ষমতা বাংলাদেশের আছে।”
Translation: “People do not want to go to India or Thailand for treatment. Bangladesh has the ability to provide proper medical care.”
He urged doctors not to force patients to buy medicines from specific companies and not to act as agents for pharmaceutical representatives.
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Addressing Exploitation:
Bangla: “আপনারা ওষুধ কোম্পানির দালাল? কোন পর্যায়ে নিয়ে যাচ্ছেন নিজেদের?”
Translation: “Are you agents of pharmaceutical companies? How far are you taking yourselves?”
He called for an end to these forms of exploitation, reminding that most people in Bangladesh are poor.
He shared an example from his own life:
“আমার বাসায় একটা ছেলে ছিল আমার সাহায্যকারী হিসেবে, সে গিয়েছে ঢাকার একটি বেসরকারী হাসপাতালে। তাকে ১৪টা টেস্ট দেয়া হয়েছে। পরে সে রাগ করে ঢাকার বাইরে থেকে চিকিৎসা করেছে, এতো টেস্ট লাগেনি।”
Translation: “There was a boy at my house helping me. He went to a private hospital in Dhaka and was given 14 tests. Later, he got angry and sought treatment outside Dhaka, where so many tests were not needed.”
He also said,
“একজন নার্স যদি ১২ হাজার টাকা বেতন পায়, তবে সে কীভাবে মেজাজ ঠিক রেখে ভালো সেবা দেবে?”
Translation: “If a nurse is paid only 12,000 taka, how can she provide good service while maintaining composure?”
He appealed to hospital owners to reduce excessive profit margins to ensure better patient care.
Source: Jamuna TV
