Financial support provided by Prime Bank Foundation for cancer and kidney centre

Prime Bank Foundation has extended support for free cancer and kidney treatment for underprivileged communities by providing financial assistance to establish the Khalil-Malik Cancer and Kidney Screening Centre at Chuadanga.

The initiative is part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme of Prime Bank PLC.

A formal cheque handover ceremony was held at Prime Tower, Nikunja, where Maj Gen Dr Md Nayeem Ashfaque Chowdhury (Retd), Chief Executive Officer of Prime Bank Foundation, handed over the financial assistance cheque to Dr Sadiqur Rahman Malik, Chairman of Khalil-Malik Hospital and Khalil-Malik Foundation. Senior officials from both organisations were present.

Maj Gen Dr Md Nayeem Ashfaque Chowdhury (Retd) said: "Currently, around 22% of people in Bangladesh suffer from kidney diseases, while nearly 13% are affected by cancer. Due to high treatment costs, timely medical care remains out of reach for many patients. This new screening centre will serve as a vital step in providing affordable primary screening and treatment facilities."

Since 2007, Prime Bank Foundation has been supporting education and healthcare under its CSR initiatives. In education, it has awarded scholarships worth over Tk44 crore to 4,464 students, of whom more than 3,600 have completed higher education and around 2,000 are currently employed. The Foundation also operates Prime Bank Grammar School under CSR activities.

In healthcare, the Foundation runs Prime Bank Eye Hospital, which has organised 1,061 eye camps, served 316,898 people, and conducted 19,157 cataract surgeries. It also operates the Prime College of Nursing in Dhaka to help develop skilled healthcare professionals.