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After a long wait, the people of Narail finally got a kidney dialysis centre for the first time in their city. A specialised kidney dialysis centre has been launched at Sharif Abdul Hakim and Narail Express Hospital in Mohishkhola area of the district.
The centre has been set up as a joint initiative of Narail Express Foundation and JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Limited and aims to provide kidney dialysis services to around 4,000 patients annually, said a press release.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Chairman of Narail Express Foundation and Member of Parliament of Narail-2 constituency, and Md Abdur Razzaq, founder and Managing Director of JMI Group, inaugurated the four bedded kidney dialysis centre named ‘Narail Express Dialysis Centre’ on Thursday.
During the inauguration, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said that there is a plan to set up a 10-bed unit at the Narail Express Dialysis Centre. The planned kidney dialysis centre has now been unveiled with four beds. The number of beds will be increased considering the demand in the coming days.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the former captain of the national cricket team, also said, “Compared to other districts of the country, healthcare in Narail is lagging far behind. Although there are kidney dialysis centres in various surrounding districts, there was no
facility in Narail until now.
“In this situation, the centre launched today has brought a message of relief to the people of Narail. From now on, Narail patients will get Japan’s advanced technology dialysis services at an affordable cost at their doorstep.”
Md Abdur Razzaq said, “JMI Group has been working for more than a decade in the service of kidney patients of the country. We have planned to set up dialysis centres across the country to serve kidney patients.
“Under this initiative, we have already launched a dialysis centre at Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College and Hospital in the capital. Another centre set up at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital is awaiting inauguration.”
Md Abdur Razzaq also said that the initiative to set up the dialysis centre is implemented through a joint investment company of JMI Group and South Korea – JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Limited.
Various products including masks, gloves produced in this company are being exported to different countries of the world besides supplying the domestic market. During the Covid-19 pandemic, JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Limited was the first company in the country to make anti-virus KN95 masks, he added.
Narail Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Habibur Rahman, District Police Superintendent Mst Sadira Khatun, Zilla Parishad Chairman and District Awami League President Advocate Subhas Chandra Bose, Civil Surgeon Dr Nasima Akter, Narail Municipality Mayor Anjuman Ara, Sharif Abdul Hakim Diabetic Hospital President Advocate Abdul Mukit Lavlu, and Narail Express Foundation General Secretary Tariqul Islam Anik also spoke at the opening ceremony.
Notably, on November 13 last year, an agreement was signed between JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Limited and Narail Express Foundation to establish the Narail Express Dialysis Centre, said the press release.
According to the agreement, JMI will provide Japanese equipment and technical expertise for the kidney dialysis centre. Narail Express Foundation will arrange for setting up of dialysis centre, ensuring other ancillary facilities and providing services to patients through skilled doctors and nurses, the release added.
Among others, senior officials of JMI Group, members of Narail Express Foundation, doctors, nurses and journalists from various media were also present at the inauguration of the dialysis centre.
