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Over the last 23 years, plastic surgery department of Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU) has been involved with medical support in Bangladesh.
From 2000 to 2013, I annually joined a medical assistance team run by Japanese doctor’s private fund.
At that time, the activities were dedicated to the rural area in Bangladesh where the residents did not have access to plastic surgery. Cleft lip and/or palate and burn contracture were majority of patients.
Regarding burn contracture cases, most of the patients suffered from severe contracture after conservatively treated flame burn.
Since 2015, JBMA （Japan Bangladesh Medical Association） has been committed to continuing the mission and started inter university partnership agreement between TWMU and Dhaka Medical College. It took a new step forward and made a great contribution to personnel exchange; however, programs have been currently suspended due to pandemic of COVID-19.
We present some cases from our experience and share how we have been engaged in plastic surgery in Bangladesh. |
