StanChart, Kumudini Welfare to train nurses

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has partnered with Kumudini Welfare Trust of Bengal (BD) to train and provide employment opportunities for the next generation of nurses of the country.

As part of this initiative, the bank will support 118 students from the Kumudini Nursing School & College (KNSC) in their journey to complete their formal education and attain their Bachelor of Science in nursing from the institution over the course of the next 18 months.

The graduates will be guaranteed employment at the Kumudini Hospital for a term of at least two years, enabling all beneficiaries to gain practical work experience and hone their skills. Naser Ezaz Bijoy, chief executive officer of the bank, and Rajiv Prasad Shaha, chairman and managing director of the trust, signed an agreement to this end recently, said a press release.

"We are proud to partner with the Kumudini Welfare Trust – which is a role model for the institutionalisation of philanthropy in Bangladesh over multiple generations – to provide aspiring nurses with much-needed access to certified healthcare education," said Naser.

"We endeavour to bring out quality nurses, many of whom work as practising nurses and administrators in reputed hospitals at home and abroad," said Shaha.