StanChart to finance floating hospital JibonKheya

Standard Chartered Bangladesh will finance JibonKheya, a floating hospital, in order to provide healthcare support and essential medical services to over 10,000 beneficiaries char and river bank-based community members, says a statement.
An agreement was signed between Standard Chartered Bangladesh and Bidyanondo Foundation to this end recently. Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bangladesh, and Kishor Kumar Das, Chairman, Bidyanondo Foundation, signed the agreement.
The JibonKheya, a Bidyanondo Foundation initiative, will travel through the rivers of Bangladesh. It will service patients, and host health camps in Khulna, Bagerhat, Barishal, Patuakhali, Bhola, Lakshmipur, Noakhali, and other hard-to-reach areas.
As part of this programme, patients from remote areas seeking medical services will be able to visit outreach health camps. Each health camp will provide individuals with access to basic health check-ups, medical prescriptions, specialist consultations.
Beneficiaries will also receive support in the form of a week-long supply of basic medication and nutritious food items. Patients who undergo treatment at the health camps or aboard the JibonKheya will also receive post-treatment support via call centre services.
The JibonKheyawill travel across the nation's waters for 40 days and make 29 stops along its voyage to organise health camps.
Standard Chartered Bangladesh CEO Naser Ezaz Bijoy said, "Individuals and communities living in hard-to-reach areas along our nation's criss-crossing waterways urgently need our support to access essential resources and adapt to the challenges brought on by climate change. The JibonKheya will bring health services to the people of Bangladesh's remotest areas -- getting another step closer to ensuring that no one is left behind."