The government hospital in Harinakundu upazila of Jhenaidah has nearly collapsed due to acute shortages of doctors, medicines, and essential staff. The 250-bed facility, which serves several hundred thousand people from Harinakundu and neighboring Alamdanga, has been without adequate medicine supplies for a long time. Patients, mostly poor and vulnerable, are forced to buy costly medicines from outside pharmacies. Out of 30 sanctioned doctor posts, only eight are currently filled, with one doctor on deputation elsewhere. The shortage has worsened amid a surge in cold-related illnesses such as pneumonia, asthma, and diarrhea, particularly affecting children and the elderly.
The hospital has no specialist doctors, and its operation theater has been shut down due to the absence of an anesthesiologist. As a result, private clinics are reportedly exploiting patients by charging high fees for surgeries. Several key staff positions, including pharmacist and statistician, remain vacant, and only two cleaners are maintaining the facility. Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Alomgir Hossain said the problems have been reported to higher authorities and expressed hope that new doctor appointments might ease the crisis. Local residents have urged the government to take immediate action.
The ongoing crisis has left thousands of impoverished residents without access to essential healthcare, heightening their suffering during the winter season.
মুখলেছুর রহমান, হরিণাকুণ্ডু (ঝিনাইদহ) প্রকাশ : ০৩ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১১: ০১আপডেট : ০৩ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১১: ৩৩ মুখলেছুর রহমান, হরিণাকুণ্ডু (ঝিনাইদহ) ওষুধ ও চিকিৎসকের সংকটসহ নানাবিধ সমস্যায় ঝিনাইদহের হরিণাকুণ্ডু উপজেলার সরকারি হাসপাতালের চিকিৎসাব্যবস্থার ম
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