The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Mirpur yesterday celebrated its fifth founding anniversary with a call to the well-off people of the society to donate for providing standard treatment to the poor, paralysed patients.

The CRP Mirpur established on the 13-storied multipurpose building at Bhasantek in the city, had started its long journey on the day in 2003 with a view to providing treatment to the paralysed patients for the Dhaka city as well as whole country in addition to CRP Savar.

With the slogan "Service to sufferers in service of God" and sincere effort of the CRP founder, popularly known as CRP mother Valerie A Taylor, the attractive building was built in assistance of Hong Kong based Kadoorie Charitable Foundation.

To mark the founding anniversary the CRP Mirpur held a colourful function at its Conference Room in the afternoon.

Addressing the function, CRP Founder Valerie A Taylor called upon the affluent people to extend their support to the CRP in providing better treatment to the poor.

Recalling the history of establishing the CRP Mirpur, she emphasised the need for ensuring financial sustainability of the organisation.

Valerie A Taylor, a dedicated British lady for the humanitarian cause, called upon the officials and employees of the CRP to ensure the development the organisation further.

Maj Gen (Retd) Nurul Haque, Chairman of the CRP Trustee Board, the CRP provides quality of service in providing treatment to the paralysed patients and hoped the service improving the services of the organisation.

Presided over by Rana Chakrabortty, Manager of CRP Mirpur, the function was also addressed, among others, by physiotherapist Alamgir Chowdhury, occupational physiotherapist Debashish Mandol and Rafiqullah Dipu.

In a presentation titled "Five Years Celebration of CRP-Mirpur," Rana Chakrabortty said there are daily general outdoor, orthopaedic and paediatric medical consultancy, weekly neuro-medicine consultancy, surgery and splinting units, physiotherapy and occupational therapy service to both in and out patients, X-ray, pathological and diagnostic facilities in the CRP Mirpur.

He said usually 120 to 130 patients take physiotherapy treatment everyday, while 20 to 30 patients take occupational therapy from the centre.

Among the beneficiaries, Maruf Hasan, Golam Sarwar and Abdus Samad also spoke on the occasion. The function was followed by a colourful cultural event.