Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা চিকিৎসক পরিষদ) aka SWACHIP is an organisation of pro-Awami League doctors of Bangladesh. M Iqbal Arslan is the president and M A Aziz is the incumbent general secretary of the organisation since 2015.[1][2]
স্বাধীনতা চিকিৎসক পরিষদ | |
| Abbreviation | SWACHIP |
|---|---|
| Formation | 24 December 1993 |
| Type | Professional organisation |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Membership | 13000 |
President | Dr. Jamal Uddin Chowdhury |
General Secretary | Professor Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan Milon |
Parent organization | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Website | swachip |
History edit
SWACHIP was formed on 24 December 1993 as a retaliation to formation of Doctors' Association of Bangladesh (DAB), a pro-BNP organisation.[3] Prof. M A Qadri was made president and Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin was the secretary. In 2003, in its national conference Prof. AFM Ruhal Haque and Prof. M Iqbal Arslan was elected as president and secretary respectively. In 2015, M Iqbal Arslan was electes as president while M A Aziz was elected as secretary general of the organisation.[4][5][6]
In 2016, The Daily Star published a report that alleged a syndicate of SWACHIP at National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital were prescribing expensive lenses in return for commission for doctors.[7] In 2020, SWACHIP and Bangladesh Medical Association demanded the appointment of doctor as head of Central Medical Stores Depot. They criticized the appointment of a administration cadre from the civil service in the post.[8]
Organisation edit
According to SWACHIP's constitution, a committee is elected for two-year term by a national conference. But only four national conferences had been held since SWACHIP's inception.[9] SWACHIP also has institutional and regional branches all over the country. 151 members form the central committee of SWACHIP.[6] It has more than 13000 members all over the country.[10]
References edit
- ^ "SWACHIP president Iqbal, Secy Gen Aziz". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Arslan made president, Aziz secy general". banglanews24.com. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Pro-govt doctors' forum Swachip goes to council Friday, after 12 years". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Swachip to hold council today". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Arslan, Aziz chosen to lead pro-Awami League doctors' forum Swachip". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ a b "New office-bearers of Swachip". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Medicare costly for doctors' syndicate". The Daily Star. 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "BMA, SWACHIP demand a doctor as CMSD director". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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- ^ "Pro-Awami League doctors' forum Swachip waiting for Hasina's decision to pick new leaders". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.