500-bed new building at Nitor soon
National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (Nitor) will construct a new building with a capacity to treat 500 arthritis patients on the land where the present outdoor facility lies.
More than Tk 100 crore was sought for this purpose from the government said Nitor Director Dr Abdul Awal yesterday at a press conference highlighting Bangladesh's advancement in arthritis treatment.
“We often could not provide treatment to patients due to shortage of beds. There is only 21 reserved beds in Nitor,” said Awal.
He said Nitor is providing better treatment to arthritis patients at a cheaper rate compared to other countries.
He pointed different reasons for increase of arthritis patients over the past few years including greater workload on individuals.
In response to a query, he said hip replacement would cost about Tk 85, 000 while Tk 1.5 lakh for knee replacement.
Dr Bharat Mody, a leading knee arthritis doctor of India, provided basic training to orthopaedic physicians of the country in a workshop on Saturday.
Earlier, health Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Haque inaugurated a three-day long 24th Annual Scientific Congress organised by Bangladesh Orthopaedic Society at a city hotel.
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