PM announces “health insurance” for doctors, others providing services

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced the introduction of a “special health insurance” for the physicians, nurses and others working in containing the novel coronavirus, BSS reports.

“We want to reward the brave health workers, including doctors, nurses, who are working day and night to provide health care services to the people in the critical time,” she said.

“To this end, a special health insurance scheme amounting to Taka 5.0 lakh [Tk 0.5 million] to Taka 10 lakh [1.0 million] will be introduced to encourage them,” she said.

The premier made this announcement while exchanging views with the public representatives and officials of the 15 districts in Chattogram and Sylhet divisions through a videoconference on the present coronavirus situation in the country.

Sheikh Hasina came down heavily on those doctors and nurses who are not performing their responsibilities in this critical time and hinted at taking stringent action against them.