It is one of the leading causes of permanent disability & mortality. Zakir Hossain has morbid desire to serve the humanity from his medical student life. “Dr. Wasim & Waleda Bahumukhi kallayan Foundation, Rangpur” is one of the foot step towards his long desire, an establishment after his parent’s name, as a sister organization of “Dr. Wasim & Waleda Bahumukhi kallayan Foundation, Rangpur”.
‘Hype
rtension and Research Center Rangpur' started its journey on 14 November 2008. An executive committee of 7 members, including doctors & local elite persons is leading the activities of both “Dr. Wasim & Waleda Bahumukhi kallayan Foundation, Rangpur” and ‘Hypertension and Research Center, Rangpur’. Zakir Hossain is the founder of the Hypertension and Research Centre Rangpur. He passed MBBS from Dhaka Medical College, FCPS & MD on internal Medicine. Now he is working as Professor of Medicine. Services
Outdoor
Counseling
Laboratory
Research wing
Activities
1. Improving awareness of the people about Hypertension by –
Seminar
Open discussion
Rally
Organization of free blood pressure checkup camp
2. Treatment of hypertensive in centre at minimum cost
3. Lab facilities within the capabilities of the patient
4. Organization of free medical camp
Service hours
Saturday to Friday- 10 am to 10 pm
Government holidays like 21 February, 15 August office is closed & only laboratory services are available. Hypertensive patients with or without other diseases are entitled for registration. Registration including first consultation with doctor is only 50 taka only. After registration all patients are provided a treatment manual. For subsequent visit the consultation fee only 40 taka. The treatment manual contain basic information about hypertension in Bangla, dietary advice, exercise schedule, ideal body weight etc. After registration patient’s address, all basic information e.g. height, weight, BMI are recorded in a data sheet and put in to computer. Then the patient should go to the counseling cell, where counseling has been given about hypertension. Then the patients go to the doctor, where history taking, examination and investigation findings are stored in a data sheet in computer. Chairman
Prof. Zakir Hossain
Professor of the Deprtment of Medicine
Dr. Ashoke Kumar Vaddra (Co-Chairman)
Dr. Shah.Md. Sarwar Jahan (GS)
Dr. Md. Abdul Baset (Finance Secretary)
Md. Afsar Ali (Office Secretary)
Dr. Md. Mafizul Islam (Executive member)
Dr. Bikash Majumdar (Executive member)
Human resources
Chief consultant
Working doctors
Consultant (part time)
Receptionist
Lab technician
Lab assistant
Office executive
Computer operator
MLSS
Financial Support
Dr. Wasim -Waleda Bahumukhi kallayan Foundation, Rangpur
From Laboratory service
Donation
Consultation fee from the patient. Research works
Thesis (ongoing)
Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome among Hypertensive Patient attending in Hypertension and Research Centre, Rangpur" - A study of 200 cases. Thesis (completed)
Microalbuminuria and target organ damage in essential hypertension. Dissertation (completed)
Target organ involvement in newly detected hypertensive patients vs
treated patients in a hypertension clinic of northern zone. Research works (completed)
Epidemiological study of hypertensive patients in a referral center, Rangpur, Bangladesh. Risk factor study of hypertensive patients in a referral centre,
Rangpur, Bangladesh. Study of body mass index (BMI) in adult hypertensive patient, Rangpur
Vision
To provide treatment of the hypertensive patient at a very low cost
To prevent the complications of hypertension
