China to Gift 1,000-Bed Hospital to Bangladesh

Heath Adviser Nurjahan Begum said on Sunday that the Chinese government will gift a 1,000-bed hospital to Bangladesh on the occasion of 50 years of Dhaka-Beijing diplomatic relations.

The hospital will be built in Rangpur, she told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.

The government of Bangladesh is searching for land to set up the hospital there, she added.

She also presented the overall scenario of the treatment of those injured in the July-August uprising.

The health adviser said that at the request of the government, China has agreed to provide robotic physiotherapy to Bangladesh as a gift.

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The physiotherapy set has already reached Chittagong Port, she said, adding that it will be set up at Bangladesh Medical University (previously known as BSMMU).

Nurjahan said injured people will be able to get physiotherapy there, and a team will be trained to operate the machine.

Health Services Division Secretary Saidur Rahman, Director General of Directorate General of Heath Services Prof Dr Md Abu Jafor, National Institute of Opthalmology & Hospital (NIOH) Director Dr Mohammad Abul Khair, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) Director Dr Md Abul Kenan and Chief Adviser’s Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad were present, among others, at the press briefing.

This news is sourced from Dhaka Tribune and is intended for informational purposes only.