treatment of child with rare congenital disease
PM takes responsibility for treatment of child with rare congenital disease
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has taken responsibility for the treatment of two-year-old Anifa Akter, who is suffering from a rare congenital disease, after media reports highlighted her family's inability to afford the costly treatment.
After the matter came to the Prime Minister's attention, he instructed his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon to ensure necessary medical assistance for the child and to look into the overall condition of the family.
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Following the directive, a delegation, led by Moksedul Momin Mithun, member secretary of “Amra BNP Poribar”, and guided by Dr Shah Mohammad Amanullah Aman, physician at the Prime Minister's Office and a noted orthopaedic surgeon, visited the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hospital on Monday to discuss Anifa's treatment with specialist physicians and coordinate the required medical support.
A five-member medical board, led by Dr Zahidul Islam, head of the Paediatric Cardiology Department at the hospital, reviewed the child's physical condition, medical records and diagnostic reports.
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