More than 3,500 people get opportunities of medical treatment, pathological tests and medicines totally free of costs at a free medical camp on Wednesday (February 21st).
Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS), a voluntary organization arranged the free medical camp at Hatibandha village in Shakhipur, marking the International Mother Language Day-2024.
Alongside the medical camp, a seminar on kidney diseases, its reasons, preventive measures and treatment facilities was also held at the same venue. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Chief Selector Gazi Asharf Hossain Lipu attended the event as the chief guest with KAMPS Chairman Prof. Dr. MA Samad in the chair.
KAMPS General Secretary, renowned Cardiologist in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Prof. Dr. Harisul Haque delivered address of welcome while former Director of Sheikh Rassel National Gastro liver Institute and Hospital, Prof Dr Faruk Ahmed, renowned ENT specialist Prof Dr M Alomgir Chowdhury, KAMPS Executive Director Rezwan Salehin, Managing Director, Nasrin Samad, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Md Amin Sharif Supon, Shakhipur Municipal Mayor, Abu Hanif Azad, President, Basail Upazila Awami League, Haji Motiar Rahman Gous addressed seminar, among others.
While addressing, KAMPS Chairman, Prof Dr. M A Samad said that according to the WHO report, more than 50 lacs of people will suffer from kidney illness and related diseases and will die without treatment by the year 2040.
Currently more than 85 crores of people are suffering from acute kidney diseases and of them, more than 75 crores are unaware of their disease.
Prof. Dr. MA Samad, a popular Nephrologist also Head of the Department of Nephrology, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College and Hospital suggests maintaining a healthy lifestyle and food habit to stay aloof from Diabetes as well as from Kidney related diseases.
In the daylong medical camp, more than 3,500 patients from Shakhipur and adjacent areas received treatment, pathological tests and medicines totally free of costs.
