Staff Reporter :
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has successfully conducted a liver transplant surgery, first of this kind in a public hospital.
The free of cost surgery was done yesterday (Monday) on a 20-year old youth after his mother donated a portion of her liver to him, Professor Dr Zulfiqar Rahman Khan, Head of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgery Department said during a briefing at BSMMU on Tuesday.
He was diagnosed with Liver Cirrhosis in 2017, the Professor said.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque was present during the briefing held at BSMMU on Tuesday and hailed the surgery as a milestone in the public healthcare sector of Bangladesh.
“It’s a milestone, we are very proud and hope this success will hearald new era in the country,” he said during the briefing.
A team of doctors led by Professor Dr Zulfiqar Rahman Khan conducted the 16-hour long surgery from 6:00am yesterday.
“We are very hopeful. It has been a great success so far,” Dr Zulfiqar told the reporters. Previously four other liver transplant surgeries were conducted in private hospitals of Bangladesh and have had a 50-50 success rate so far.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has successfully conducted a liver transplant surgery, first of this kind in a public hospital.
The free of cost surgery was done yesterday (Monday) on a 20-year old youth after his mother donated a portion of her liver to him, Professor Dr Zulfiqar Rahman Khan, Head of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgery Department said during a briefing at BSMMU on Tuesday.
He was diagnosed with Liver Cirrhosis in 2017, the Professor said.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque was present during the briefing held at BSMMU on Tuesday and hailed the surgery as a milestone in the public healthcare sector of Bangladesh.
“It’s a milestone, we are very proud and hope this success will hearald new era in the country,” he said during the briefing.
A team of doctors led by Professor Dr Zulfiqar Rahman Khan conducted the 16-hour long surgery from 6:00am yesterday.
“We are very hopeful. It has been a great success so far,” Dr Zulfiqar told the reporters. Previously four other liver transplant surgeries were conducted in private hospitals of Bangladesh and have had a 50-50 success rate so far.
