A free transport service for caregivers including doctors and nurses has started so that essential medical service providers can go to hospitals from their home fast and conveniently amid fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The service titled “Crack Platoon Transport Service” began on Wednesday.
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Director General Prof Abul Kalam Azad and Senior Vice-President of Swadhinata Chikitshok Parishad Dr Md Jamal Uddin Chowdhury inaugurated the service.
Under the supervision of the Health Directorate, a non-government organization named The Earth Society and a vehicle IT solutions firm Bondstein Technologies jointly took the initiative with support of DBL Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Dhaka Hub of Global Shapers with Collaboration of Combating Corona providing necessary volunteer support.
A coordination meeting regarding of the service was held on Tuesday at the Health Directorate.
Managing Director of DBL Group, MA Jabbar, The Earth Society Co-Founder M Sadequl Arefin and Executive Director Mohammad Mamun Mia and Bondstein Technologies Director Zafir Shafiq Chowdhury attended the meeting, among others.
A number of buses and microbuses have been arranged to pick up doctors and nurses from their homes and drop them off at hospitals by three shifts – 8am, 2pm and 8pm everyday in the capital.
Apart from the scheduled shuttle services, transport will also be provided for the doctors and nurses in case of emergency calls within the capital.
So far more than 250 doctors and caregivers have registered for the service.
Any doctor or caregiver in need of the service can register through the website –bit.ly/crackplatoontransport and can also call at the hotline number – 09639595959 to avail the free transport service.
