JBFH treats 1,250 patients free

Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital (JBFH) brings out a procession in the capital yesterday marking World Piles and Colorectal Cancer Day. Photo: STAR

With the slogan, “No Piles Only Smile”, Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital (JBFH) organised a free medical campaign in the capital yesterday to mark World Piles and Colorectal Cancer Day.
About 1,250 patients diagnosed with such diseases were treated free during the camp on the hospital premises, says a press release. Piles are a common disease in Bangladesh with an alarming rise in new cases recently, said doctors.
Colorectal surgeon Prof AKM Fazlul Haque, also a director of JBFH, facilitated a seminar on the occasion for awareness building to prevent such diseases by changing food habit and lifestyle.
The seminar was followed by a rally. A workshop, poster exhibition and art contest for children also marked the occasion.
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader attended the health campaign as chief guest.