A delegation of 21 physicians and nurses from Singapore, China and India met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Sunday.

The international medical teams are currently in Dhaka to provide specialised healthcare services to victims of the recent plane crash at Milestone School and College.

During the meeting, Prof Yunus expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the rapid response and medical support extended by the healthcare professionals.

He commended their dedication and solidarity at a time of national crisis and emphasised the importance of international cooperation in emergency healthcare, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

“These teams have come not just with their skills, but with their hearts,” said Prof Yunus.

“Their presence reaffirms our shared humanity and the value of global partnerships in times of tragedy,” he added.

The medical teams have been working tirelessly alongside local healthcare professionals to ensure critical treatment and trauma care for the injured, many of whom are young children.

The Chief Adviser also acknowledged the swift diplomatic coordination that enabled the teams to arrive and begin their work without delay.

He assured the visiting professionals of the government’s full support in facilitating their mission.

The Chief Adviser also urged the physicians to maintain long-term connections with Bangladesh, even virtually, for institutional collaboration, medical education exchange, and sustained engagement in capacity building and innovation in the healthcare sector.

He emphasised that such partnerships could lay the foundation for lasting cooperation in public health and emergency preparedness.

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Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum thanked the physicians and nurses for extending their hand during this difficult time.

Professor Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Ministry of Health, said many lives were saved as the foreign physicians rushed immediately.

At the meeting, Prof Dr Md Nasir Uddin, Director, National Institute of Burn & Plastic Surgery (NIBPS), said it was proven again that doctors are without borders.

Ten members from Singapore, eight from China, and four from India were present in the meeting.

Among others, Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka Yao Wen and Singapore Head of Mission in Dhaka were also present in the meeting.

The Indian medical team conveyed that they came to Dhaka following Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s advice to provide all possible support to Bangladesh for the early recovery of the Milestone victims. 

“India is willing to extend any further support that Bangladesh may need with regard to medical equipments or rehabilitation of those injured in the incident. If any patient needs further treatment in India, we can provide quick facilitation of that as well," said the lead doctor of the Indian medical team. 

The Indian doctors expressed their satisfaction with the arrangements at the burn institute and the procedures adopted by the NIBPS team, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. 

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The Indian medical team to Dhaka consists of two burn specialists doctors and two nursing assistants from RML Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital, which are the two best institutes in India specialising in burn recovery and plastic surgery. 

The doctors arrived on Wednesday and have completed four rounds of consultations at the National Institute of Burn & Plastic Surgery. 

They will return to India on Monday after a final round of review of progress of the critical patients.