Pantantai launches health check-up programme

Rafeah Ariffin, Head of Communication and Business Development of Pantai Hospital of Malaysia, launches a new health check-up programme only for Bangladesh at the Dhaka Club on May 11. On her right are Luthfur R Choudhury, Hasnizan Hashem and K M Zainul Abedin, and on her left are Nor Haslin and Afroza Sarwar

Rafeah Ariffin, Head of Communication and Business Development of Pantai Hospital of Malaysia, is leading a two-member delegation.

She expressed the hope that Bangladeshi visitors to Malaysia would avail this very extensive health checkup programme. This is a part of Pantai's excellent medical services and facilities to the Bangladeshi visitors. Rafeah Ariffin also announced the opening up of all kinds of modern diagnosis and treatment that are available in seven Pantai hospitals, three of which are located in Kuala Lumpur.

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She said that Bangladeshi visitors would feel at home in Kuala Lumpur having similar religio-cultural background and yet get the best of medicare facilities.

Ariffin said that there is a huge requirement for developing proper clinical waste disposal system in Bangladesh.

Telemedicine -- a very modern concept in the medical field is almost non-existent in Bangladesh, she said. This facility should be immediately developed in Bangladesh, she added.

Bangladesh's liberal policy for foreign investment will encourage many hospital systems like Pantani to set up hospitals and help achieve Bangladesh's goal for "Health for All," she said.