Prime Bank Foundation provides financial aid to set up cancer, kidney care centre

Prime Bank Foundation has provided financial assistance to establish the Khalil-Malik Cancer and Kidney Screening Centre in Chuadanga under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, aiming to support free cancer and kidney treatment for underprivileged communities.

Maj Gen (retd) Md Nayeem Ashfaque Chowdhury, chief executive officer of Prime Bank Foundation, handed over the cheque to Sadiqur Rahman Malik, chairman of Khalil-Malik Hospital and Khalil-Malik Foundation, at Prime Tower in the capital's Nikunja today, according to a press release.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chowdhury said: "Currently, around 22 percent of people in Bangladesh suffer from kidney diseases, while nearly 13 percent are affected by cancer. Due to high treatment costs, timely medical care remains out of reach for many patients."

"This new screening centre will serve as a vital step in providing affordable primary screening and treatment facilities."

Since 2007, under its CSR initiatives, Prime Bank PLC has been working to improve the education and healthcare sectors through Prime Bank Foundation.

Since its inception, under the Education Support Programme, the foundation has awarded scholarships worth over Tk 44 crore to 4,464 students. Among them, more than 3,600 have already completed higher education and around 2,000 are currently employed.

The foundation also operates Prime Bank Grammar School under its CSR activities.

In healthcare, the foundation has been serving communities through the Prime Bank Eye Hospital, where a total of 1,061 eye camps have been organised, providing free eye check-ups. The hospital has served 316,898 people and conducted 19,157 cataract surgeries.

In addition, to contribute to the development of skilled healthcare professionals, Prime Bank Foundation runs the Prime College of Nursing, Dhaka.