Dhaka: Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hussain today inaugurated a new outpatient treatment unit at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute constructed by country’s leading manufacturer and exporter of medicine Beximco Pharmaceuticals PLC.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, a brief ceremony was held on the hospital premises on this occasion. The event was attended by the director general of health services Professor Dr Pravath Chandra Biswas, chairman of the board of Bangladesh Shishu Hospital Professor Dr AKM Azizul Hoque, director of Bangladesh Shishu Hospital Professor Dr Mahbubul Haque, executive director of ICDDR,B Professor Dr Tahmeed Ahmed, and other high officials from the government and Beximco Pharma.
The new outpatient unit is expected to improve access to treatment and provide better services to underprivileged patients. Professor Dr AKM Azizul Hoque, chairman of the board of Bangladesh Shishu Hospital, expressed appreciation for Beximco Pharma’s CSR initiative, highlighting the important role of the private sector in enhancing healthcare infrastructure and expanding service capabilities.
Beximco Pharma chief operating officer Rabbur Reza stated, “As a responsible organization, we remain committed to improving access to healthcare, and these initiatives, as a part of our CSR commitment, aim at addressing public health needs, especially during any national crisis.”
In addition, the company has handed over three ventilators to the Ministry of Health in response to a measles outbreak in the country, which is causing serious public health concerns with a sharp rise in the number of infections among children and dozens of deaths reported in recent weeks.