Bangladesh's interim government has sought US support for treatment and rehabilitation of those injured in the anti-discrimination student movement that ousted Sheikh Hasina's autocratic government.
Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum made the call when US Embassy Charge D'Affaires in Dhaka Helen LaFave met her at the secretariat on Tuesday.
The adviser hoped for cooperation in the treatment and rehabilitation of those injured in the anti-discrimination movement.
Helen LaFave said that the US is interested in working with the treatment of the injured, rehabilitation and mental health.
Additionally, the USAID is committed to preventing dengue outbreaks and working to improve public health at the grassroots level.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a US government agency, briefed the health adviser on their work in Bangladesh to prevent lead and arsenic contamination, emergency preparedness during pandemics and public health.
In the meeting, the Charge D'Affaires has been apprised of the work of the health department in the recent flood situation. And they assured full cooperation in need.
Health ministry senior officials were present during the meeting.
Talking to reporters in Dhaka recently, the health adviser said that more than 1,000 people have been killed and over 400 students have lost their eye sight.
The government has spoken with SEBA charity of the US. The government has sent the list of people who have become blind or have eye problems to the organisation.
They said they would bring doctors to the country for treatment as soon as possible.
Injured people will be treated at Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, National Eye Science Institute and Hospital and Chittagong Eye Hospital and Dinajpur.
The health adviser also said that many people had been injured, many had to have their legs amputated.
"We are talking to various donor agencies. We have also talked to the World Bank, so that a team of doctors can be brought from abroad for good treatment. We are trying to do that," she assured.
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