Grant for filaria hospital
Japan has provided a grant amounting to US$ 85, 848 for expansion of a filaria hospital at Syedpur in Nilphamari district. The assistance was aimed at imparting training and help to filarial patients as well as provide better health facilities. First Secretary of Japanese embassy in Dhaka Yasuharu Shinto earlier inaugurated the hospital. Deputy commissioner of Nilphamari Zillur Rahman, civil surgeon Dr Abdur Rashid Akanda, Dr Shahadat Hossain of health department of Rangpur division, Syedpur upazila chairman advocate Obaidur Rahman and executive director of Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh (IACIB) Anwarul Haq were present on the occasion. Each year about 450 to be trained while at least 300 patients to get OT facilities and around 1500 others to receive hospital facilities due to expansion of hospital, said a Japanese embassy source.
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