Heart Foundation established in Baggerhat

Bagerhat, April 13, 2024 (BSS) – A Heart Foundation will be established in the southern district of Bagerhat to provide medical services to patients suffering from cardiovascular and related diseases.

Professor Dr. Chaudhry Hafizul Ahsan, director of the University of Nevada’s Cardiovascular Fellowship Program and the principal initiator of the establishment of the Bagerhat Heart Foundation, told reporters.

He said eminent national and international doctors, prominent figures from the southern region including Khulna and Bagerhat, and social workers are participating in the initiative. In addition, a specialized cardiac hospital will be established in the region.

He added that the Department of Social Welfare and the National Heart Foundation are working together to establish the Heart Foundation.

Dr Hafizul said that for the first time, a cardiac camp will be held in Bagherhat on April 16.

On the day, eminent specialists will provide free treatment to the rich and poor at Codec Training Center in Dari Taluk, Ranovi Joypur. If required, patients can avail the services of the National Heart Foundation in Dhaka.

Apart from heart disease, HeartCamp provides free treatment to patients suffering from or at risk of diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease and stroke.

National Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology Mir Nesaruddin Ahmed, National Heart Foundation Surgeon, Dr. MA Ghafoor, National Heart Foundation Director (Administration) Brigadier General (retired) Dr. Yunusur Rahman, Chief of Surgery, United Hospital, Professor Rafiq Salehin, Green Professor Sheikh A. Fattah, Dean, Department of Medicine, Life Medical University Hospital; Dr. Deepal Adhikari, Professor, Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University;

Dr. Mahbubul Rahman, Senior Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist at LabAid Hospital, Dr. Celina Parveen, Neurologist at Las Vegas Medical Center, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the National Institute of Neuroscience, and Dr. Sudipta Kumar Mukherjee at Heart Camp I will be in charge of patients. said the press release.

If you would like to receive HeartCamp services, please complete your registration by noon on April 15th.

For registration, patients may also contact Mosharraf Hossain (01977217077), Maryland. Masood Khan (01919063471), SM Nurul Alam Liton (01711-227702), and Advocate Shah E. Alam Tuk (01710707090).

Registration can also be done in person at the Codec Center on April 16th at 10am.

Hafizul Ahsan also said that until the hospital is established, at least one specialized ambulance will be procured so that heart patients from Bagerhat can reach hospitals in Dhaka as soon as possible.