পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৪১৫

3 8 3 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ বাংলাদেশ সরকারের স্বাস্থ্য ও জনকল্যাণ বাংলাদেশ সরকার | ........... ՏԵԳՏ বিভাগের কর্মকান্ডের উপর একটি প্রতিবেদন GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH ΜΙΝΙSΤRΥ ΟΡΝΑΤΙΟΝΑL ΗΕΑΙΤΗ ΑΝΙΟ WΕΙΡΑRΕ. MUJIBNAGAR. STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. STAGE I: The Health Service of the Government of Bangladesh was open on 1.5.71, with the appointment of Dr. T. Hossain (MS, FRCS) as Director General of Health Service. Dr. Hossain accompanied us when the Government was formed. Some members of the Cabinet were sheltered in his Clinic at Dacca for 2 weeks after the crackdown. His Nursing Home, at Dacca, was left behind with equipment worth over 6 lakhs rupees. He came by choice to assist us. He had been a friend of the Awami League Leadership since release of Bangabandhu from Agartala Conspiracy Case. We all used to have our treatment at his Nursing Home. He had been a political friend of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman since preparation day's student life in Calcutta. Dr. Hossain is the only senior member of the Medical profession who was available to start Health Services on behalf of the Government. Soon after his appointment, he started with a skeletal office with Dr. Ahmed Ali as his assistant. During the first three months, the Directorate undertook the task of coping with the gigantic Medical problems facing the evacuees. All doctors and paramedical staff reporting to the Head Quarter and elsewhere along the border were themselves rehabilitated in West Bengal and Tripura Estate particularly. There were over 1400 Medical staff employed under various agencies through the Health Directorate. During this period, Dr. Hossain visited almost every Evacuee Camp in West Bengal until the number of refugees went up to six million. Meanwhile, Indian Union Government took over the overall responsibility of evacuee settlement. STAGE 2: During mid-July, when the Government was organized, the Medical Directorate was converted into a full-fledged Department of Health and Welfare, with Dr. Hossain as Secretary and proposed four Directorates, namely: Defense Medical Service; Civil Medical Service; Welfare Service and a Directorate for Medical Education. I. Defense Medical Service -It is our main concern at present. Since August 71, Dr. Hossain has been to almost all Sectors and Sub Sectors more than twice. He tried his best to organise the Medical Service at sub-Sector level with available doctors and Medical Students.