EIB, Luxembourg and Bangladesh join forces to combat coronavirus and boost country-wide Covid-19 immunization in Bangladesh FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKMarch 20, 2022 The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union and the largest multilateral lender in the...
Health
Serving the communities till her last breath
Friends and beneficiaries mourn the untimely demise of community paramedic Kabita Samadder by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYMarch 10, 2022 Kabita Samadder joined the Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital, Friendship’s flagship hospital ship, in 2007. She had since then served as a...
Women of valour
Four Friendship community workers receive awards for their contributions to humanity by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYMarch 3, 2022 In the buildup to International Women’s Day 2022, Friendship has selected four female Friendship community workers as recipients of the Women of...
Expanding Health Services in Bhasan Char
Friendship operating clinic and three units at government hospital for displaced Rohingya by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYMarch 3, 2022 Friendship has opened a 12-bed Primary Health Clinic (PHC) in Bhasan Char, an island developed to accommodate 100,000 Rohingya refugees....
Curbing Child Marriage
RTV’s Chare Jibon Jemon’s third episode gives us an inside look at why underage girls in the chars remain vulnerable to marriage by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYFebruary 14, 2022 Friendship collaborated with national television network, RTV recently to air a mini-series...
Friendship hospital wins RIBA Prize 2021
Climate-friendly structure in border town of Shyamnagar gets British award for best new building in the world by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYJanuary 26, 2022 Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar, a distinctive brick structure in the water-logged southern region of Bangladesh,...
Covid-19: Food support and access to vaccination for all
Covid-19 : Friendship agit pour alléger la crise alimentaire et contribue à l’accès à la vaccination pour tous(ENGLISH VERISON BELOW) October 27, 2021 Pour leur permettre de faire face à l’impact combiné de la crise sanitaire du Covid-19 et des inondations...
Un bateau hôpital de Friendship aux couleurs de la Coopération luxembourgeoise
A FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL SHIP IN THE COLOURS OF THE LUXEMBOURG COOPERATION (English version below) Le bateau hôpital passera aux couleurs la Coopération luxembourgeoise (montage photo) 27 Octobre 2021 C’est à l’occasion de l’inauguration de l’exposition photo sur les...
Field Staff Bolster Vaccination Efforts
by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYSeptember 29, 2021 Friendship paramedics administer vaccinations in Shariakandi, Bogura. © MUSFIQUR SAKIB/FRIENDSHIP Amidst the intermittent lockdowns, multiple waves of covid-19 infections, logistical issues and significant threat to...
An Equal Healthcare
Friendship founder Runa Khan explains why the world needs healthcare that takes care of all living beings, rather than just humans The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that we are all unsafe until all of us are safe. © YANN ARTHUS-BERTRAND by RUNA KHANAugust 11, 2021 The...
Friendship Hospital Wins RIBA Award
Architect Kashef Chowdhury's brilliance is recognised yet again, this time with a RIBA award for his Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar © SUMAN GHOSH/FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKJuly 25, 2021 Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar (FHS) has been named one of 16 winners of the...
Field staff step up efforts as infections spread
Lockdown rules eased for Eid; Friendship field staff work on building awareness while adapting programmes to escalating risk As increasing infections stretch healthcare resources everywhere, Friendship hospitals are operating at full capacity through the pandemic with...












