UNB, Dhaka :
The Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery started its operation on Thursday.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque opened the outdoor services as the chief guest.
“The institution has opened up a new horizon in burn treatment in the country. It’ll provide best treatment facilities to patients,” the minister said while speaking at the opening ceremony at the institute auditorium.
“The institute has been launched to serve people with burn injuries. Every year, about 6 lakh people suffer burn injuries in the country. All the burn injured will get proper services from the institute
The Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery started its operation on Thursday.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque opened the outdoor services as the chief guest.
“The institution has opened up a new horizon in burn treatment in the country. It’ll provide best treatment facilities to patients,” the minister said while speaking at the opening ceremony at the institute auditorium.
“The institute has been launched to serve people with burn injuries. Every year, about 6 lakh people suffer burn injuries in the country. All the burn injured will get proper services from the institute
and so there’s no need to go abroad for treatment,” the minister added.
He said the 500-bed institute is the largest burn hospital in the world. There are many new facilities in the 18-storey building. An agreement has already been signed with Singapore for training of the students of the institute.
Maleque said fire safety system has been incorporated in the building and helicopter can land there.
The institute was constructed at a cost of Tk 522 crore. The project was implemented in time.
