A day-long medical camp titled ‘Komol Medi Aid’ on Bot Tola premises of Dhaka University campus today. Photo : BSS

DHAKA, Jan 29, 2025 (BSS) – Over 1,987 students of Dhaka University received health check-ups and medical services from the day-long medical camp titled ‘Komol Medi Aid’ on Bot Tola premises of Dhaka University campus today.

The medical camp featured 13 booths where students received free medical consultations from specialist doctors in medicine, ENT, gynaecology, dermatology, ophthalmology, and orthopaedics, said Tanvir Bari Hamim, founder of ‘Komol Medi Aid’.

Besides, students were also provided with necessary medicines at free of cost.

DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmad Khan   inaugurated the medical camp this morning which was also attended by DU Proctor Saifuddin Ahmed, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal central president Rakibul Islam Rakib and DU unit President Ganesh Chandra Roy Sahos as special guests.

DU VC Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan, in his speech, emphasized the importance of such initiatives, saying, “These voluntary activities help build camaraderie among students. I believe many students will benefit from this medical camp. The university administration always welcomes such initiatives.”

“The food habits of dormitory students often lead to health issues, yet the university's medical centre lacks sufficient resources. This kind of initiative is highly commendable and should be organized more frequently”, said a resident student Munira Akter.

 Komol Medi Aid, DU, was established on August 5, 2024, by Tanvir Bari Hamim, a student of the university’s 2018-19 academic sessions. With the motto "Healthcare for All", the voluntary organization provides free telemedicine services to both residential and non-residential students.

It also delivers essential medicines without any delivery charge to male students’ dorm rooms and to the gates of female dormitories.

In just three months since its inception, the organization has facilitated telemedicine services for 103 students and delivered medicines to 109 students, including 62 female and 47 male students.

The organization also hosted an inter-hall cricket tournament, "Sports for a Healthy Body", at Surja Sen Hall playground which was participated by teams from 13 male student dormitories.