Dhaka, May 5 -- Prime Minister's spouse Dr Zubaida Rahman on Tuesday said health care is not a privilege but a fundamental right of every citizen, noting that Bangladesh's health sector has long suffered from neglect.

She said the government is working to build a system where no citizen is deprived of necessary medical services.

The prime minister's wife, herself a physician, made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at an exchange meeting held at Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital, part of her husband's constituency, under the slogan "Implementing Dhaka-17 electoral commitment to ensure equitable health care."

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