Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad

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]

SWADHINATA CHIKITSHAK PARISHAD
স্বাধীনতা চিকিৎসক পরিষদ
AbbreviationSWACHIP
Formation24 December 1993 (1993-12-24)
TypeProfessional organisation
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Membership
13000
President
M Iqbal Arslan
General Secretary
M A Aziz
Parent organization
Bangladesh Awami League
Websiteswachip.org

History

SWACHIP was formed on 24 December 1993 as a retaliation to formation of Doctors' Association of Bangaldesh (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]

Organisation

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.[7] 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.[8]

Activities

SWACHIP works as a medical wing of its parent organisation Awami League.

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.[9]

References
  1. "SWACHIP president Iqbal, Secy Gen Aziz". www.observerbd.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  2. BanglaNews24.com (2015-11-18). "Arslan made president, Aziz secy general". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  3. Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "Pro-govt doctors' forum Swachip goes to council Friday, after 12 years". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  4. "Swachip to hold council today". www.observerbd.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  5. Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "Arslan, Aziz chosen to lead pro-Awami League doctors' forum Swachip". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  6. "New office-bearers of Swachip | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  7. "সময়মতো সম্মেলন হয় না আ.লীগের সহযোগী সংগঠনগুলোর | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  8. Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "Pro-Awami League doctors' forum Swachip waiting for Hasina's decision to pick new leaders". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  9. Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "BMA, SWACHIP demand a doctor as CMSD director". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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