Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, SAIDA Shinichi, on Sunday attended the inauguration ceremony of “The Project for the Strengthening Medical System of Haematological Diseases for Children in Dhaka District” at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute (BSHI).
The project has been implemented with a grant from the Government of Japan under the Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGHSP).
Through this grant, BSHI has procured and installed one refrigerated centrifuge machine, one plasma storage freezer, and one automated aphaeresis machine. These essential medical devices will enable the hospital to prepare and provide blood component transfusions—an advanced treatment that reduces the risk of complications such as graft-versus-host disease—for pediatric patients suffering from hematological diseases, including blood cancer and thalassemia.
“I hope this project will significantly enhance the treatment of hematological diseases for children in Dhaka and throughout Bangladesh,” stated Ambassador SAIDA.
