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DHAKA, April 27, 2025 (BSS) - Public health experts at a discussion emphasized the expansion of preventive healthcare to improve poverty conditions by preventing loss of livelihoods.
They said that effective and sustainable management is needed to ensure preventive healthcare. The pressure to meet health-related costs has become one of the main obstacles to reducing people's poverty, they added.
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) organized the discussion on 'What to do to improve sustainable health and nutrition' at its office, said a press release here today.
PKSF managing director Md Fazlul Kader, Healthcare Reform Commission member Dr Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Institute of Health Economics of Dhaka University Professor Dr Syed Abdul Hamid, WaterAid regional director Dr Khairul Islam and Ad-Din Welfare Centre president Dr Mohammad Abdus Sabur, among others, addressed the discussion.
In his speech, Md. Fazlul Quader said, "PKSF prioritizes poverty alleviation and post-poverty development through sustainable income growth. But the amount of money people have to spend out of their own pockets to meet the medical expenses of various diseases is one of the main reasons for their loss of income. To address this challenge, preventive healthcare services must be expanded nationwide."
Dr Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman said, "Health care must be made a part of the political commitment. Primary healthcare is a fundamental human right. The government must ensure this right by enacting laws."
