Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A recent study has revealed that people injured during the July Movement faced at least 20 different barriers while seeking treatment at hospitals across the country.
The obstacles ranged from administrative delays and procedural irregularities to unnecessary medical tests and even complications in handing over bodies after death.
The findings were presented on Saturday at a discussion held at the CIRDAP International Conference Centre in Dhaka by Dr Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, a scientist at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b).
The study was jointly conducted by Bangladesh Health Watch and Eminence Associates for Social Development. Dr Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Adviser...