Ailing Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has been put on life support at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital on Monday morning.
He was put on life support as his health condition deteriorated, said Ganashasthaya Kendra press adviser Jahangir Alam Mintu in a media release.
A medical board, led by Professor Brigadier General (Retd) Dr Mamun Mustafi, was formed on Sunday as his physical condition did not improve.
Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury was admitted to the Dhanmondi Nagar Hospital in the capital after falling seriously ill on Friday (7 April).
He has been suffering from kidney complications for a long time. In the last few days, he has been suffering from old age complications.
Dr Zafrullah is a well-known Bangladeshi physician and public health activist, was in surgical training in London when the liberation war of Bangladesh erupted in 1971. Hurrying home, he established a field hospital with his colleagues to treat battle casualties.
In 1972, he founded Gonoshasthaya Kendra with the aim of providing healthcare services to underserved communities in Bangladesh.
In 1985, he won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Community Leadership category for "engineering" Bangladesh's new drug policy, eliminating unnecessary pharmaceuticals, and making comprehensive medical care more available to ordinary citizens.
