Health Minister Angry After Seeing Mismanagement at Mymensingh Medical

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain Bakul has expressed anger after seeing various forms of mismanagement at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.

The minister went to the hospital on a surprise inspection. During the inspection he noticed mismanagement in different parts of the hospital.

According to the information available, during the inspection the minister saw dirt and waste along with various irregularities and mismanagement at the hospital. Seeing that picture, he expressed his anger.

A large number of patients come every day for treatment at a major medical college hospital. If there are gaps in cleanliness and management there, patients' suffering increases — that reality came before the minister during the inspection.

This surprise inspection by the minister is a clear message for the hospital authorities. It carries an urging for those in charge to be more careful about the working environment and the quality of service.

There is no detailed mention in the material available of exactly which departments the minister visited during the inspection, or whether he gave the authorities any specific instruction.

However, many see the health minister himself publicly expressing anger over a hospital's mismanagement as an echo of the long-standing complaints of patients and their relatives.

It remains to be seen whether any visible change comes to the hospital's management after this inspection and anger.

Patients hope that the hospital's environment and services will improve quickly.