Prime Bank has renewed its partnership with icddr,b to continue providing healthcare services at the Sylhet TB Screening and Treatment Centre (TBSTC). The renewed collaboration will run through 31 August 2027.
The partnership builds on an MoU signed in September 2025. Between September 2025 and August 2026, 15,338 people with presumptive TB symptoms visited the centre. Of them, 1,843 were diagnosed with the disease. The new funding will ensure uninterrupted diagnostic, screening and treatment services at the centre over the coming year, said a press release on Thursday.
Prime Bank officials said, they believe that access to timely healthcare is a fundamental right. Partnering with icddr,b enables them to take tangible action against TB in Sylhet, ensuring thousands of patients receive the screening, diagnosis, and treatment they deserve.”
