Insaf Barakah Hospital provides free healthcare to 300 people

Insaf Barakah Kidney and General Hospital provided free medical services to around 300 patients and members of the public at a day-long medical camp marking World Diabetes Day, Chest Disease Day and Children’s Day on Saturday (14 November).

The camp, organised by the hospital, ran from 10am to 4pm, with specialist doctors from different departments offering free consultations and medical advice. Free diabetes screening and blood pressure checks were also available.

Professor Dr M Fakhrul Islam, managing director of the hospital and a prominent urologist, attended the inaugural ceremony as chief guest. Professor Dr M Ruhul Amin, vice-chairman of the Barakah Foundation, and Professor Dr Syed Afzalul Karim, executive chairman of the hospital, were present as special guests. Consultants, doctors and senior hospital officials also attended.

Among the specialists providing services were Associate Professor Dr Shaydah Ullah and Dr Tahmina Ferdousi, diabetes and endocrinology specialists; Professor Dr Md Golam Hafiz, paediatrician; retired Associate Professor Dr Md Mizanur Rahman, paediatrician; and Associate Professor Dr Monir Hossain Sohel, medicine and chest disease specialist.

Speaking at the event, Professor Fakhrul Islam said the special camp was organised on 14 November to mark three important health observances in November.

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Describing diabetes as a silent killer, he said the disease could cause serious damage to various organs if not brought under control in time. He also stressed the importance of public awareness and a clean environment in preventing respiratory diseases, while underscoring proper care, nutrition and a healthy environment for children’s physical and mental development.

He said the initiative aimed to raise health awareness and make medical services accessible to ordinary people free of charge, adding that awareness was the first step towards good health.

As part of the camp, the hospital offered random blood sugar (RBS) screening and blood pressure checks free of charge. Patients also received discounts of 50% on pathological tests and 40% on other investigations. A special health check-up package was offered at Tk1,000.