Free treatment for high blood pressure patients

In addition, 15,000 registered patients receive regular treatment and advice from reputed physicians at the centre.

The centre has been treating patients with high blood pressure for the last 24 years free of charge. It started as an outdoor hypertensive clinic at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital at the initiative of late Prof. SGM Chowdhury.

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Later, he formed Bangladesh Society of Hypertension, a non-profit social welfare organisation, and shifted it to the present location at 64/E, Green Road.

The society funds the centre from own arrangement and voluntary donations from individuals and organisations.

The society has a pathological service and dispensary. It is planning to extend its services to more people with modern equipment in future.