GANABHABAN, 11 March, 2021 (TON): On Thursday, while inaugurating the Community Vision Centers across the country, PM Hasina said that the government is working very hard to extend the medical support and facilities to treat all kinds of ailments, including birth blindness.  

She made the remarks while inaugurating ‘Community Vision Centers’ in 70 Upazilas across the country via video conference from Ganabhaban.

“Our country will move forward and people will receive proper medical care to keep them in good health. We need healthy people to build a healthy Bangladesh,” she said.

 “Eye treatment is quite expensive and unaffordable for the common people. But as citizens, why shouldn’t they have access to the treatment? I’m not only a prime minister but also the daughter of the Father of the Nation. I feel that it’s my duty and I’m trying to fulfill it,” she said.

There is no ‘good deed’ bigger than providing eyesight to a visually-impaired person, Hasina added. “The initiative is based on this thought. I would like to thank everyone for creating this opportunity.”

“Many members of the marginalized groups fail to avail eye treatment. Sometimes they don't realize the problem and blindness cripples their entire life. I believe that receiving this treatment facility will add a new meaning to their lives. They’ll live a healthy life,” Hasina stated.

In 2018, Community Vision Centres were opened in 20 Upazila health complexes in four districts following the establishment of the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Eye Hospital in Gopalganj. The government is gradually expanding the service in each upazila, Hasina said.

While Bangladesh is growing further it is providing better health facilities to its people. Recently the country has introduced a system of telemedicine that could enable the sick to take treatment while staying at home.