Lack of adequate treatment in rural areas

Dear Sir,

The grim picture of health care in remote areas is not a statistic, but a harsh reality of the lives of millions of people. The main barrier to treatment in remote areas is transportation. By the time a comatose patient is taken to a hospital, his physical condition deteriorates to such an extent that many times he is on the verge of death. Rural health centers are mostly limited to primary care. In the absence of specialist doctors, critical patients have no option but to go to the city.

Due to lack of equipment and lack of labs, patients are forced to resort to quack doctors. Pregnant women have to suffer more. This medical discrimination in cities and villages is constantly questioning the basic rights of common people.

Without adequate manpower and access to modern technology at the grass root level, this suffering of treatment in rural townships will remain not just a story but a chronic curse.

Emdad Hosen
Student, National University