UK medical team arrives in Dhaka to treat Milestone crash victims
Over the next three weeks, the medical team will work with local clinicians to deliver critical care and rehabilitation services to the victims
A specialised UK emergency medical team has arrived in Bangladesh to provide advanced medical care to those injured in the tragic aircraft crash at Milestone School on 21 July.
The nine-member medical team comprises highly experienced clinical professionals, including infectious disease specialists, intensive care doctors, infection prevention and control nurses and rehabilitation specialists, said a press release of the British High Commission in Dhaka.
Over the next three weeks, the medical team will work with local clinicians to deliver critical care and rehabilitation services to injured students receiving treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
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"The UK stands in solidarity with those affected by this tragic incident and wanted to extend its support," said British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke.
She added, "I am confident that the specialised treatment offered by the UK medical team will accelerate the recovery and rehabilitation of the injured students."
The fatal crash occurred on 21 July, shortly after an FT-7 BGI fighter jet took off from the Kurmitola Airbase, sparking a massive blaze that claimed multiple lives, most of them children.
