Staff Correspondent
Over 1000 poor patients received free treatment and necessary medicine on February 21 at a Free Medical Camp in Tangail on Friday.
Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS), a voluntary healthcare giving organisation, arranged the programme in honour of the language martyrs marking the international mother language day 2026 at ‘Talim Ghar’ ground at Hatibandha, Shakhipur in Tangail District.
A team of more than 30 physicians and technologists, led by the renowned Kidney specialist and Chairman of KAMPS, Prof Dr MA Samad, treated the patients for the day long.
Patients suffering from various diseases including kidney, heart, liver, Guyenne, gastro, diabetes, skin etc received the treatment.
A discussion session on how to prevent the kidney disease through changing lifestyle also took place on the same venue at ‘Talim Ghar’ ground.
While addressing, speakers appreciated the initiative taken by KAMPS to honor the language martyrs as well as providing free medical treatment and medicines to the patients deprived of opportunities.
In his keynote speech, Prof Dr MA Samad stressed needs to formulating policy to widespread coverage of massive awareness raising program across the country mainly targeting to prevent the kidney disease.
He said keeping the urgency of awareness raising to prevent kidney disease, the World Kidney Day authority has laid due stress on prevention its theme for the year 2025.
KAMPS Chairman and Head of the Department of Nephrology, Anwer Khan Modern Hospital, Prof. Dr MA Samad presided over the sessions while Principal of Kumudini Womens Medical College, Prof. Dr. Md Abdul Halim, former Additional Secretary, Khondoker Mostan Hossain, Professor Dr. Harisul Haque, Vice President of KAMPS, Poet Nasrin Begum, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Md. Amin Sharif, Enamul Haque, Convener , Shakhipur Press Club, Managing Director of Country Group, Singapore, Anisur Rahman, Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ali, Prof. Dr. Sirajul Huq also spoke on the occasion.
