Syed Tufail Rahman
Chairman
With the rapid rise in Bangladesh’s population, came the burden of disease and associated comorbidities, having significant health and economic impact on the people of Bangladesh. Added to this and other reasons such as a lack of sufficient government spending in the public health sector, an increasing number of people are forced to surrender to the more expensive private care options. For many, this financial distress is having a ‘catastrophic’ impact on their life and wellbeing. The ever-increasing socio-economic disparity between the rich and the poor, and the resulting rise in health inequalities, the less well-off are finding themself more and more ‘out of pocket’(OOP) in providing care for themselves and their loved ones.
Newlife Medical Services is an initiative that has emerged from the passion of some UK professionals to provide access to adequate, quality medical services to the rural areas of Bangladesh. We aim is to benefit those on lower incomes and those with poor access to city centre-based services without compromising on quality. These services are designed and directed by UK GP’s and medical professionals and will be delivered by our qualified doctors in Bangladesh.
Our doctors are trained in all aspects of general medicine. They will aspire to provide world class services with the focus of helping the patients self-manage their health and prevent illness. Our multidisciplinary services include child health, mental health, adult medicine, the diagnosis and management of acute medical and surgical problems and the management of long-term health conditions such as diabetes and asthma, ophthalmology (eyes), ENT (ear, nose and throat) and dermatology (skin).
Newlife Medical Services will provide ongoing care through partnership with other specialist services and hospitals. We will arrange hospital admissions and referrals to specialists and link with 3rd party services, taking and sharing information as needed, for a complete 360 degrees patient care. We will also collect a patient’s history and health information from other healthcare professionals involved in the patient’s treatment to update and maintain a central health record for the patient.
Finally, I wish to conclude by saying that at Newlife Medica Service we aim to continually improve standards of care through education and training of our doctors, practice staff and other healthcare professionals. Our staff will be supported by a team of Medical practitioners from the UK via virtual communication and periodic on-site supervision from UK specialists.
Our team at Newlife Medical Services would like to invite you to follow us and spread the word as we embark on the journey towards providing affordable, world class healthcare services beginning with the opening of our first site in Bishwanath, Sylhet. We hope you will support us and take the opportunity where necessary to enjoy the quality of service we have to offer at Newlife Medical Services and encourage your friends and family to do the same.