Around 400 People Treated at Jubo Dal Free Medical Camp in Nayapaltan, With More Than 15 Specialist Doctors Taking Part
The Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal held a free medical camp on Tuesday, 27 October, at noon below the BNP central office in Nayapaltan in the capital. At the camp, organised for the organisation's 48th founding anniversary, around 400 people were given medical treatment.
Alongside a blood donation programme, people at the camp were given free medicine, medical treatment and health advice. More than 15 specialist doctors took part in the medical camp.
The camp was inaugurated by BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. Jubo Dal president Abdul Monayem Munna and general secretary Nurul Islam Noyon were present at the time.
The camp was under the overall supervision of Jubo Dal vice-president Professor Dr Lohani Mohammad Taizul Islam. He said that since its founding, Jubo Dal had led from the front in movements for democracy and people's fundamental rights and had tried to stand beside people in natural disasters including floods and in humanitarian crises.
Dr Lohani said many people in the poor sections of society do not get necessary medical care. The free medical camp was organised to give them better treatment and free medicine, he said.
He also said a blood donation camp was arranged to collect blood considering the need for blood, platelets and plasma for critical dengue patients, and Jubo Dal leaders and activists took part spontaneously. Specialist doctors gave treatment at the camp and patients were supplied with free medicine.
Outlining future plans, Dr Lohani said Jubo Dal does not want to limit its activities to movements alone; it also wants to play a role in the country's development, the fight against drugs and in tackling various crises. Such programmes are tried to be organised every year for the founding anniversary, and medical service and blood donation programmes are also run at district level alongside the central level. If more doctors can be involved and trained manpower created, such activities could also be launched at ward level, he said.
