A total of 15,393 people who got injured during the July uprising received medical services in government and private hospitals and clinics, Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said on Tuesday.
Currently, 338 injured are undergoing treatment in hospitals, he told reporters at a media briefing at the Foreign Service Academy referring to data of the Management Information System (MIS), Directorate General of Health Services.
A total of 40 July fighters have been sent to Singapore, Thailand and Russia for advanced treatment through the Health Services Division and 11 through the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, Azad said, adding that Tk 61.2 crore had been spent on medical expenses.
The process of sending another 28 July fighters to Singapore, Thailand and Turkey for advanced treatment is underway, said the DPS.
Azad said 26 specialist doctors from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Nepal came to Bangladesh to provide consultation services to the July fighters and provided free medical services. Tk 35 lakh 80 thousand had been spent as doctors' travel cost.
Sharing the progress regarding the welfare of the families of martyrs and injured in the July uprising, the DPS said cheques of Tk 63 crore have been given to banks to provide support (savings certificates worth Tk 10 lakh for each family) to 630 families out of the 834 families of martyrs in the July uprising.
Azad said the process of providing savings certificates for the remaining families is underway (subject to the determination of heirs.”
CA's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam and Senior Assistant Press Secretary Ahammad Foyez were also present.
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