Three specialised physicians from the United States are expected to arrive in Dhaka on Wednesday to assist in the treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
BNP Health Affairs Secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam said the three doctors will arrive in Dhaka on Wednesday as they got permission from the government.
They are Dr. Hamid Rabb, Dr. Christos Georgiades and Dr. James P. A. Hamilton from Johns Hopkins University`s School of Medicine.
BNP chairperson`s personal physician Professor AZM Zahid Hossain said the BNP chaiperson’s family is bringing the three specialist doctors after discussing with the medical board formed for her treatment.
"All three are highly expert in various departments i.e. nephrology, hepatology and international radiology, liver-kidney transplant . They manage patients with Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt or liver cirrhosis. All three are highly skilled and renowned physicians from Johns Hopkins University`s School of Medicine,” he said.
Earlier, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said the government has given permission to bring doctors from abroad to assist in Khaleda Zia`s treatment.
“Instructions have also been given to ensure that there is no problem in issuing visas to the doctors,” he told UNB.
The government is committed to ensure good treatment of Khaleda Zia, said Anisul Huq.
On Tuesday afternoon, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, was again taken back to a cabin from the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) after her stay there for about nine hours.
“Our leader Begum Khaleda Zia is very sick. Doctors have been saying repeatedly that she is very sick. She had to be taken to the CCU last night. Then she was taken back to a cabin around 12 pm," said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Speaking at a press conference at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office, Fakhrul said he talked to Khaleda’s doctors about her health in the morning. “They (doctors) said Madam is now in a very alarming situation.”
The BNP chairperson has been undergoing treatment at the hospital since August 9 for various health complications.
Khaleda Zia`s personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said the BNP chief was shifted to CCU at around 3:30am as her condition worsened.
He said a medical board, headed by cardiologist Prof Shahabuddin Talukder, has been closely monitoring Khaleda’s treatment and her physical condition.
Earlier, the BNP chairperson was taken to CCU several times while undergoing treatment at that hospital.
The 78-year-old former prime minister has been suffering from various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, arthritis, diabetes, kidney, lung, heart, and eye problems.
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