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Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex (CEITC) celebrated its 47th anniversary at its complex at the port citys Foys Lake on Saturday.

The celebration of the complex rendering service in eye care, which has been in place since 1973, began through the seminar on "Community Opthalmology" on Saturday morning.

Nine renowned personalities, who contributed to education and health, were honoured with gold medals.

National professor Dr Jamilur Reza Chowdhury handed out the medals to the awardees.

They included: Dr Frank Billson, a professor at the University of Sydney who fought against avoidable blindness in Asia-Pacific region; Dr Thulasiraj Ravilla, a renowned ophthalmologist of India and Bob Ranck, chief executive of Orbis International.

Besides, internationally-acclaimed childrens rights hero Rosi Gollmann, Dr R Pararajasegaram, famous opthalmologist of Sri Lanka; Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder of Gonoshastha Kendra, and national professor Dr Abdul Malek, a prominent cardiologist of Bangladesh, were honoured at the ceremony.

Apart from the aforementioned, two posthumous honours were also conferred the late Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury, a former minister of health, labour and social welfare and the late professor MA Matin, also a former minister.

Dr Jamilur Reza Chowdhury, chief guest at the programme, said, "The small step taken in 1972 has now become a great shelter for people in need of eyecare. Thousands of students were trained in specialised eyecare from CEITC. They are playing a great role in fighting visual impairment," he added.

He urged CEITC to work to increase the number of eye donors as it was very small in proportion to the country's population.

Mahfuz Anam, editor of The Daily Star, also took part in the anniversary and visited the newly-built Imperial Hospital with Dr Robiul Hossain, managing trustee of CEITC.

MA Malek, editor and publisher of local Daily Azadi, chaired the second session of the anniversary.

Professor Shireen Akther, vice-chancellor of Chattogram University, Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury, president of Awami League, city unit and Sufi Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, chairman of PHP family were present among others.

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Celebrating 47th anniversary of CEITC - The Daily Star

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