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MAX Super Speciality Hospital Saket offers
special packages for Bangladeshi patients
Widely acclaimed for its special treatment
facilities, MAX Super Speciality Hospital
Saket in New Delhi just launched a
number of special treatment packages for
liver disease patients from Bangladesh.
An expert team from the hospital led
by Dr Subhash Gupta visited Dhaka last
Friday, during which Dr Gupta exchanged
views with the people of different walks of
life. Professor of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic
Surgery Department of BIRDEM Hospital
Dr Mohammad Ali, who performed
the first ever liver transplantation in
Bangladesh, was also present at the view
exchange meeting.
“The first liver transplant in Bangladesh
was successfully completed at BIRDEM
Launching of social communication app
Telvo held
Launching ceremony for a social
communication app titled ‘Telvo’,
developed by the Bangladeshi IT company
lnvariant Telecom was held on July 13 at a
five star hotel in Dhaka.
The Economic Affairs Adviser to the
Prime Minister Dr Mashiur Rahman
attended the event as the chief guest.
“Our prime minister has always dreamt
of an independent Bangladesh. We
believe that the social media application
in 2010 where Dr Subhash Gupta
played a special role by providing
technical assistance, expert surgeons and
post transplant care,” Dr Ali said.
Since 2005 Dr Ali’s team has been
getting special support from Dr Gupta,
including getting training for Bangladeshi
doctors. “In one word, Dr Subhash Gupta
has played a very important role in liver
transplantation (liver replacement) in our
country,” Dr Ali added.
About 2300 doctors and 10 thousand
staffs work at 14 hospitals run by the
Delhi based Max Healthcare. Other than
the liver translation program, these
hospitals offer different treatment
facilities for various complicated diseases
including renal, heart and bone marrow
transplantation.
Under the supervision of Dr Subhash
Gupta, over two thousand successful liver
transplantations have been completed
successfully. A large number of patients
from Bangladesh go to India for liver
transplantation and other liver related
surgeries. Over 150 Bangladeshi patients
have so far undergone liver transplants by
Dr Subhash Gupta’s team.
The various healthcare packages for
Bangladeshi patients at special rates
include liver transplant. •
Telvo will be an outstanding way to move
Bangladesh towards achieving its digital
ambitions,” Dr Rahman said.
The managing director of lnvariant
Telecom Jashimuddin Chisty said, “Telvo is
the ultimate solution to all of the barriers
we face these days with other social
communication
apps. A few of our remarkable features
are dial pad calling, group video calling,
incoming call waiting, multiple number
registration, etc. Besides all of these
features, we are also focusing on making
Telvo user friendly to all, including the
senior people.”
Chairman of Parliamentary
Standing Committee on the Ministry
of Environment and Forests Dr
Hasan Mahmud, Director General
(Administration) Prime Minister’s office
and the Project Director of the a2i
Program Kabir Bin Anwar were also
present at the event.•
Workshop on
Public Health and
Epidemiology:
Application in
Research and
Program Planning
University of South Asia organised a
public health and disability workshop
in collaboration with the Asian Institute
of Disability and Development (AIDD)
and CSF Global at the university’s Prof
M A Matin Memorial Auditorium, on
July 14. “Workshop on Public Health &
Epidemiology: Application in Research and
Program Planning” was attended by 147
participants including dignitaries from NGOs
and educational institutes, researchers,
academics, international and national
students, and various professionals.
Inaugurated by the vice-chancellor of
the University of South Asia, Prof Wadud
Mondal, the workshop consisted of a
series of interactive working sessions by
the resource persons, Prof M A Muhit,
Chairman, University of South Asia and
Dr Gulam Khandaker, Senior Lecturer,
University of Sydney, Australia.
The workshop sessions covered the
introduction and key aspects of public
health, concepts of epidemiology, methods
and study design, evidence in public health,
and case studies of childhood disability
programs. The speakers focused on applied
concepts of public health to portray the real
essence of the discipline. The significance
of public health in various spheres of
everyday life, including areas of medical
and allied health professionals, engineering,
journalism, economics and other disciplines,
was highlighted.
It was stressed that evidence is required
to campaign for health programs and policy
planning aimed towards prioritising public
health and health expenditures in the
country.
This event was the first in a series of
public health workshops with international
public health experts organised by the
collaborators as part of their efforts to guide
and implement training and education
programs for the next generation of
public health leaders who are focused on
improving the health and lives of people.•
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