Bone marrow transplant service resumes at DMCH after 5 years
Currently, around 10,000 patients in the country need bone marrow transplants, says the health adviser
Bone marrow transplant services have resumed at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after five years.
The service was inaugurated today (11 October) at the hospital's new 10-storey building by Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum.
"The transplant services have restarted at DMCH. Patients who can afford it should help poor patients access the treatment," said the adviser.
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Nurjahan Begum also said, "Currently, around 10,000 patients in the country need bone marrow transplants, but only about 1,000 receive treatment each year. This year, 200 transplants have already been completed."
She went on to say that the government has stepped in to fund treatment for poor patients, ensuring life-saving care reaches those who cannot afford it.
Professor Md Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser, DMCH Director Brigadier General Md Asaduzzaman, and hospital doctors and nurses were present at the inauguration.
