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Vol. 5 Num 1082 Sun. June 17, 2007  
   
Metropolitan


Troponin-I machine introduced at NICVD


Medical service for treatment of heart diseases would be expanded in the country, Health and Family Welfare Adviser Maj Gen Doctor ASM Motiur Rahman (Rtd) said yesterday.

He spoke about the plan while addressing the inaugural ceremony on the occasion of introducing Troponin-I machine at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in the city.

The Troponin-I machine will enable the institute to detect and diagnose any heart disease "authentically".

The adviser said country's hospitals would have to be equipped with modern machinery and the existing machinery would have to be preserved properly.

He further stressed the need for imparting short-term training to doctors and nurses to expand health services on heart diseases "so that people can get primary treatment from any hospital across the country".

The adviser noted that it is not possible to ensure medical service for all patients only by specialists.

Presided over by Director of the Health Department Prof Khondaker Mohammad Shefayetullah, the function was also addressed, among others, by Director General of the Health Department Doctor M Shahjahan Biswas, Additional DG Prof Hosne Ara Tahmin and NICVD Director Prof AKM Mohibullah.

Later the adviser distributed certificates among a group of junior doctors and nurses who attended a 14-day workshop on emergency service regarding blood circulation in heart. It was attended by 20 doctors and 20 nurses.