Khaleda Zia was admitted to a hospital called The London Clinic in the United Kingdom. There, treatment began under the supervision of expert professor and physician Patrick Kennedy. Khaleda Zia’s personal physician and BNP Standing Committee member AZM Zahid Hussain provided this information.
Khaleda Zia went to treatment in the UK seven and a half years ago. Siva took a remedy for the eyes and feet. He suffers from various complications including cirrhosis, heart and lung diseases, arthritis, kidney disease and diabetes.
According to the information available on the London Clinic’s website, Professor Patrick Kennedy is a renowned liver specialist. He is known worldwide for his work in the field of viral liver diseases. After training at University College Dublin, he completed postgraduate training in London. He joined Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry as a senior lecturer in 2009.
Professor Patrick Kennedy conducts research into chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The main goal of his research was to develop special methods in the treatment of viral liver diseases. Patrick Kennedy has written more than 200 research papers, more than 90 peer-reviewed articles, and several books on the subject. He also edited a book on diseases of the liver and digestive system.
Professor Kennedy is a consultant physician and hepatologist. It works on liver diseases in young people. He also works with professional athletes and Premier League football clubs on liver disease. He provides advice and treatment for liver diseases in players in these institutions.
Professor Kennedy is an expert advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO) and a member of the editorial board of the Hepatitis B Virus Clinical Guidelines. He also served as a member of the Hepatitis B Virus Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee of the European Society for Liver Research.
Professor Kennedy provides expert opinions on viral blood diseases on behalf of the UK Advisory Committee (UKAP). He is the current Chairman of the British Viral Hepatitis Group.
Professor Kennedy is working on new treatments for viral liver diseases. It is leading phase I, II and III clinical trials for this disease. Professor Kennedy created an app called HBV&Me, through which he continues to improve healthcare by keeping his research and patients constantly connected.
According to the information available on the website, the fee for a patient’s visit to Professor Kennedy is 350 British pounds, which is approximately 52 thousand and 549 taka in Bangladeshi currency. Patient follow-up fees are 250 pounds or 37,535 taka.