Maternal health emphasised
The government is giving special attention to maternal health and fistula, Saimum Sarwar Kamol, lawmaker from Cox's Bazar-3, said at the inaugural function of the second international conference on the issue in the district town yesterday.
Such conferences, organised by Hope Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh, will help in eliminating the disease and improvement in maternal health in the country, Kamol said in his speech as the chief guest there.
Briefing about the symptoms of fistula and its treatment, Dr Iftekhar Mahmud, president of Hope Foundation, said the organisation arranges treatment of fistula affected patients free of cost.
About 500 delegates from 70 countries are taking part in the two-day conference.
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