Business Desk :
Prime Bank Foundation has stepped forward to support free of cost cancer and kidney treatment for underprivileged communities.
As part of this initiative, the Foundation has provided financial assistance to establish the Khalil-Malik Cancer and Kidney Screening Center at Chuadanga, says a press release.
This support has been extended under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme of Prime Bank PLC.
A formal cheque handover ceremony was held yesterday (September 23) at Prime Tower, Nikunja in the capital.
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 institutions were also present at the event.
Speaking at the ceremony, Maj Gen Dr. Md Nayeem Ashfaque Chowdhury (Retd.), CEO of Prime Bank Foundation, said, “Currently, around 22 per cent of people in Bangladesh suffer from kidney diseases, while nearly 13 per cent are affected by cancer.
Due to high treatment costs, timely medical care remains out of reach for many patients.
This new screening center will serve as a vital step in providing affordable primary screening and treatment facilities.”
