Dear Members of DOCTORS WHO TREAT THE UNDERPRIVILEDGED,
I bring a piece of bad news on this auspicious CHILDRENS’ DAY. There has been an unexpected and unusual setback for our group. The inauguration of the first " SUBSIDISED HEALTH CLINIC" at Tapuriaghata has been cancelled due to possible intervention by some outsiders ( political ?), who do not want the program to succeed. Today Dr Rajibul Islam, a child specialist and a member of this group, a representative of a pharmaceutical house and myself went to the club to finalise arrangements for the inaugural program on 21.11.09. We were greatly disappointed in finding the club representatives more interested in pressing their demand for uninterrupted supply of free medicines, as a pre-condition for the establishment of the clinic. It is my firm belief, a belief acquired by serving at the grassroot level for more than 22 years, that a free service without community ownership always flounders and thus we had talked about doing relevant investigations at cost price or providing 50% subsidy on medicines from the very beginning. As we could never agree to this unjust clause of theirs, we thought it right to withdraw from the venture, with immediate effect. I request my friends to be patient and supportive, as we are already in talks with other area representatives and our honest intent of setting up a chain of such clinics for the underpriviledged section of the society will definitely materialize. Please accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience I must have caused, unknowingly, but you know there is a Robert Bruce in me…. Till then, be with me my friends
Regards
Subrata
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