The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has taken a significant step to encourage its members, officials, staff, and their families to seek quality health and diagnostic services domestically instead of traveling abroad for treatment.
To this end, the BGMEA on Thursday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 10 top-tier healthcare providers, comprising nine renowned hospitals and one diagnostic center.
Under these MoUs, BGMEA members, employees, and their dependents will now be able to receive advanced medical treatment and diagnostic services from these institutions at special discounted rates.
The signing ceremony, presided over by BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan, was held at the BGMEA Complex in Uttara.
Attendees at the event included Senior Vice President Inamul Haq Khan, First Vice President Selim Rahman, Vice President Md. Rezwan Selim
Vice President (Finance) Mizanur Rahman, Directors Shah Raiyed Chowdhury (who coordinated the event), Faisal Samad, Md. Hasib Uddin, Nafis-Ud-Doula, and Enamul Aziz Chowdhury.
The institutions that signed the MoUs are:
1. Bangladesh Eye Hospital and Institute Ltd.
2. Dhaka Central International Medical College and Hospital
3. Labaid Group Ltd.
4. Labaid Cancer Hospital and Super Specialty Center
5. LifePlus Bangladesh Ltd. Digital Healthcare Platform
6. Popular Diagnostic Centre Ltd.
7. Praava Health Bangladesh Ltd.
8. Samorita Hospital Ltd.
9. United Hospital Ltd.
10. United Healthcare Services Ltd.
BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan signed the MoUs on behalf of the association.
Commitment to Affordable Care: In a significant announcement at the event, BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan revealed that the BGMEA has taken the initiative to establish a hospital in the Gazipur/Ashulia region to provide quality and affordable medical care to the valued workers of the ready-made garment (RMG) sector.
He stated that the signed partnership with the country's leading hospitals and diagnostic centers marks the initial phase of this larger project, with these institutions being involved in the hospital's operation.