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Nearly 3000 underprivileged patients received free treatment and medicines on Tuesday in a free medical camp at Shakhipur in Tangail.
Voluntary organisation Kidney Awareness, Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS) organised the free medical camp, in a bid to paying tribute to the language martyred, marking the International Mother Language Day 2023, reads a press statement.
Being imbued with the spirit of the Int’l Mother Language Day, KAMPS, a non-profit organisation, undertook the initiative to honour the martyred language heroes by providing free medical treatment to the segment of people deprived of opportunity.
As part of the free medical camp, a seminar was also organised at the same premises of the organisation while a cover unveiling ceremony of the KAMPS’s publication Proyash-19’ was held on the occasion.
Local Member of Parliament (MP) Advocate Joaherul Islam attended the event as chief guest. Besides, Deputy Commissioner of Tangail Jashim Uddin Haider, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Farzana Alam, Police Super Sarker Md Kaiser, Anwar Khan Modern Medical College Hospital Principal Prof Dr Ekhlasur Rahman were present as special guests.
Founder and Chairman of KAMPS Prof Dr MA Samad presided over the event also made a power presentation on the topic of the seminar, specially highlighting the overall scenario of kidney diseases in the country including its reasons, treatment and consequences.
Speakers stressed the need for concerted and planned efforts of the government, non-government and voluntary organisations to ensure kidney treatment for all.
They said every possible effort should be made to ensure the right to treatment of kidney patients of all walks of life in remote areas of the country irrespective of rich and poor or disadvantaged groups.
Dr MA Samad, also the head of the Department of Kidney at Anwar Khan Modern Medical College Hospital, in his presentation highlighted widespread awareness among people to prevent the kidney diseases.
He said the treatment of this disease is critical and the cost is excessively high that is not possible to bear for lower income segment of people.
He added that the cause of increase in kidney disease should be investigated and necessary steps should be taken after analyzing why it is not being possible to reduce the medical expenses.
Mansurul Alam Heera, former additional commerce secretary and president of Tangail District Association, Md Awlad Hossain Sumon, deputy secretary of Ministry of Information, Prof Dr Habubujjaman, head of the Forensic Department, Anwar Khan Modern Medical College and Hospital, Prof Dr Abdul Halim, principal of Kumudini Womens Medical College also spoke on the occasion.
The event was also attended by Shakhipur Upazila Family Planning Officer Dr Ruhul Amin Mukul, Shakhipur Thana OC Md Rezaul Karim, KAMPS Executive Director Rezwan Salehin along with other local dignitaries.
