NCP chief organizer and Comilla-4 MP Hasnat Abdullah emphasized the need to ensure desired healthcare services at the grassroots level during a visit to Debidwar Upazila Health Complex on Friday. Speaking to journalists after inspecting the facility and attending a health committee meeting—the first in 17 years—he said the hospital faces shortages of doctors, staff, and equipment. The last such meeting was held in 2009, and he announced that meetings will now be held in the first week of every month.

Abdullah noted that the 50-bed hospital often accommodates over 100 inpatients daily and sees about 1,000 patients per day, with only five active doctors. He highlighted issues such as inadequate residential facilities for doctors, insufficient sanitation staff, and limited medical equipment including ECG and digital X-ray machines. Decisions were made to address these problems and to recruit more doctors and cleaners.

He added that two new doctors will join on Sunday and that the hospital building will be rebuilt into a four-story structure with a six-crore taka allocation expected by 2029.