Seminar on community clinic held at JU

A seminar titled ‘Evaluation of Health Service Delivery by the Community Health Clinics of Bangladesh’ was held at the seminar room of Public Administration Department at Jahangirnagar University (JU) here today, BSS reported.

A PhD researcher Sabina Yeasmin presented a keynote paper on the topic at the seminar with supervisor of the research and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Prof Dr M Abul Kashem Mozumder in the chair.

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, Chairman of JU Public Administration Department and Associate Professor Dr Jebunnessa and Assistant Professor of the department Manir Uddin Sikder were, among others, present at the seminar.

In her keynote paper, Sabina said the community clinics are playing an important role in reaching healthcare services at grassroots level and improving health conditions of marginal people.

The community clinics are also contributing to reduction of infant and maternal mortality rate in the country, she added.

However, she suggested ensuring health service delivery in the community clinics by a medical officer.

Around 100 teachers and students of JU Public Administration Department took part in the seminar.