A special 'green channel' has been opened for Bangladeshi patients who want eye treatment in China. It was inaugurated on Saturday (24 October) at Kunming Huaxia Eye Hospital in Kunming, where Bangladesh's Consul General Shahnaz Ranu unveiled its plaque. A commerce ministry press release said it is the first such specialised service for Bangladeshi eye patients in south-western China.
Under the arrangement patients can get medical advice and have their records reviewed before they travel. At the hospital there will be a separate international desk, priority appointments, interpreters to overcome the language barrier, and follow-up care after they return home.
The same day the consul general also opened the Huaxia Ophthalmology International Forum 2026. The consulate's First Secretary (Commerce) Ridwanur Rahman and Huaxia Eye Hospital Vice President Zhang Zhiyong attended.
Shahnaz Ranu said the consulate's main expectations are safe, good-quality treatment for Bangladeshi patients, transparency in costs and respect for patients' dignity. She stressed patient safety and fair prices.
She also asked Huaxia to help build Bangladesh's own eye-care capacity, not just to bring more patients to China: training for Bangladeshi eye doctors and nurses, tele-consultation, and partnerships with eye-care institutions in Bangladesh, which she said could raise the standard of treatment available at home.
Photo: Slit-lamp eye examination, Rakesh Ahuja / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); representative image
Source: Samakal
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