On 10 November 2023, H.E. Mr. Yao Wen, Ambassador of China to Bangladesh, attended the handover ceremony of medical supplies from Embassy of China in Bangladesh to Bangladesh 250 Bed Sadar Hospital in Cox’s Bazar, together with Dr. Maung Ting Neo, Superintendent of 250 Bed Sadar Hospital.

Ambassador Yao expressed that since the beginning of this year, China and Bangladesh have carried out a series of cooperation in the field of health, which has played an important role in helping Bangladesh fight against the worst dengue fever epidemic in history and improve the overall medical level. The 250 Bed Sadar Hospital in Cox’s Bazar is the only general hospital in the region, and the Chinese Embassy is willing to help improve the medical conditions of the hospital to better benefit the local people.

Dr. Neo sincerely thanked the Chinese Embassy for its kindness, saying that medical equipment such as ICU monitors and electrocardiogram machines will help solve the urgent needs of the hospital and greatly improve the level of medical services of the hospital. Bangladesh looks forward to further intensifying cooperation and exchanges in the medical and health fields between the two countries.