Health is Constructing Buildings and Recruiting Cadres ?
Farida Akhter || Monday 14 June 2010 || READ BY SUBJECT: Health & Health Policy
Farida Akhter
Budgeting Health 2010 - 11
The Budget speech by the Finance Minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, on 10th June, 2010, touched upon Health and Family Welfare in the 139th paragraph; it clearly indicates health sector unfortunately is not a priority sector, not even the health service delivery to the people. The neo-liberal paradigm denies that government has responsibility to ensure health service delivery 'free of cost' to the people. The introductory remarks of the Finance Minister were pathetically dry on this vital sector which is important not only for socio-development and purely health concern, but health is also a critical economic factor. Any idea of enhancing economic perfo...