DHAKA, Aug 10, 2025 (BSS) - Medical treatment for persons with intellectual disabilities is available at hospitals in China.

Kunming Tongren Hospital, a leading private healthcare facility in Yunnan Province, has successfully treated a large number of such patients.

Shen Ling, Vice President of Kunming Tongren Hospital, said a Bangladeshi family recently received treatment for their teenage son at the hospital. 

She shared a video message from the patient’s family during an exchange of views with a group of Bangladeshi journalists who recently visited Kunming for three days, said a press release issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing today.

In the video message, the patient’s father said he was unable to find the required treatment in some neighbouring countries, including India, and noted that treatment in certain countries was prohibitively expensive. 

He explained that later he travelled to China, where he found the treatment available at an affordable cost.

The father added that the hospital’s specialists had explained the full course of treatment in detail before it began and that the family agreed to proceed after understanding the process.

Shen Ling emphasised that Kunming Tongren Hospital has a sufficient number of doctors and medical professionals to treat intellectually disabled children. 

She also noted that the hospital provides interpreter services to help overcome language barriers.

A 23-member media delegation, led by Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad, visited Kunming between August 6 and 9 to see the health facilities available in the capital city of China's Yunnan Province.

The delegation returned home on Saturday.