Health Minister Dr. Samant Lal Sen said, medical profession is a great profession. God bless the doctors. We want to take the quality of medical care to a higher level. I believe, if we try together we can do it. I have been traveling all over the country since I became a minister. I have only one thing to say to the doctors, I never dreamed that I would come to this place. Protection of doctors will be ensured. Again patients must also be ensured protection. The Ministry is working alongside the Health Protection Act.
He said this while addressing the chief guest at the Inaugural Ceremony of the 33rd Annual Conference and International Scientific Seminar organized by the Association of Physicians of Bangladesh at Samson H Chowdhury Center of Dhaka Club on 31 May 2024 Friday.
Dr. Samant Lal Sen said that Bangladesh’s health care has been highly praised at various events including the annual conference of the World Health Organization in Geneva recently. Representatives of various countries called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a global role model for her contribution to healthcare. Which is a matter of great pride as a Bangladeshi.
The Health Minister termed the Association of Physicians of Bangladesh or APB as an efficient organization of doctors in medicine and related fields in the country and appreciated the strong relationship that APB has developed with organizations in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka. The minister said that Bangladesh has now entered the ranks of developing countries. Development of health and medical sector is one of the vehicles of development progress of Hon’ble Prime Minister. Hopefully, APB will play a spontaneous role in this progress.
Association of Physicians of Bangladesh President Prof. President of Bangladesh Medical Association and presidium member of Awami League spoke as an honored guest in the opening ceremony chaired by Rafiqul Alam. Mustafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Prime Minister’s personal physician Professor Dr. ABM Abdullah, Professor Dr. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Vice Chancellor. Dean Mohammad Nurul Haque, Director General of the Department of Health Dr. Abul Basar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, Secretary General of Freedom Medical Council Prof. Kamrul Hasan Milan and others.
The program was conducted by APB Secretary General Professor Dr. Sohail Mahmud Arafat. The chief guest of the program was the Minister of Health, presented the N Islam gold medal to Professor Dr. Abul Kalam Azad and Professor Dr. AH M Roshan.
Besides, Association of Physicians of India Dr. was present at the event. Jyotirmoy Pal, Innovative Physician Forum and IPF Global Ambassador Professor Dr. Jugal Kishore Sharma, Vice President of Society of Internal Medicine (SIMON) Nepal. Mukand Prasad Kafli, General Secretary Dr. Ramila Shrestha, President of College of Internal Medicine Sri Lanka. Suranga Manilgama, Sri Lanka Internal Medicine Consultant Dr. Krishnanath Jayasekara and Professor Nandini Chatterjee, Department of Medicine, Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Calcutta and others.
Finally, a wonderful cultural program was performed with the participation of the medical members of the association. Aristo Pharma Ltd. was in full support of the inaugural event.The three-day (01 – 02 June) 33rd Annual Conference & International Scientific Seminar (APBCON 2024) held at Hotel Intercontinental, Dhaka.
