Dr. Masum Iftekhar, Noakhali Civil Surgeon and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have jointly inaugurated a newly expanded in-patient care facility, a renovated operation theatre and an emergency unit at Noakhali Sadar District Hospital, in presence of the Hospital Superintendent Dr. Helal Uddin.
The renovation work was funded and facilitated by UNHCR in coordination with hospital authorities, reports UNB.
These facilities will enhance healthcare service delivery for locals in Noakhali district as well as Rohingyas referred from Bhasan Char, said the UN agency on Tuesday.
“Noakhali District Hospital is doing its best to support the needs of Bangladeshis and refugees despite resource constraints. We appreciate UNHCR's excellent and dependable support to the hospital,” said Dr. Uddin.
UNHCR has been committed to enhance access to health services for refugees and Bangladeshis hosting them.
As part of these work, UNHCR and partners, in close coordination with the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, Civil Surgeon Cox's Bazar and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of Bangladesh, established and inaugurated the first mental health in-patient care unit in Nayapara on 4 September.
While located in the refugee camps, this facility will provide mental health services for both refugees and Bangladeshis.
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