Evercare Hospital Dhaka Organizes Patient Forum on World Heart Day
First-ever JCI-accredited hospital in Dhaka, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, recently organized a Patient Forum in the Department of Paediatric Cardiology on the occasion of World Heart Day 2021.
Writer, lyricist and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Building Technology and Ideas Limited (BTI), Asif Iqbal was the Chief Guest of the occasion. The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Dr. Ratnadeep Chaskar, delivered the welcome note, while Dr. Tahera Nazreen, Head of the Department of Paediatric Cardiology gave an overview of the Department.
Also present as special guests were F R Khan, Managing Director, Building Technology and Ideas Limited (BTI); Afsana Asif, Executive Partner of Asix; Asrarul Islam Chowdhury, Columnist of the Daily Star and Professor of the Department of Economics at Jahangirnagar University.
The program was moderated by Akhtar Jamil Ahmed, General Manager, Business Development. Dr. Sanjay Kishanrao Pathare, Director of Medical Services; Deputy Director Dr. Arif Mahmood; Chief Marketing Officer Vinay Kaul and others from Evercare Hospital Dhaka were also present on the occasion.
At the event, the head of the department of Paediatric Cardiology, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Dr. Tahera Nazreen said, “Like every year, we have organized a Patient Forum on the occasion of World Heart Day 2021 at Evercare Hospital Dhaka. We need to work together to raise awareness on paediatric heart diseases.” She added, “We are providing all kinds of services in the Department of Paediatric Cardiology for the treatment and prevention of congenital heart disease.”
Recently, on World Heart Day 2021, Evercare Hospital Dhaka launched a paediatric heart disease awareness program. Under this program, the Paediatric Cardiology Department of the hospital has taken the initiative to help underprivileged children with congenital heart defects by donating free devices and balloons.