The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research, and the Epidemiology Association of Bangladesh to fund the first Bangladesh congress on epidemiology and public health on March 31 and April 1 in Dhaka virtually.
High level officials of the Ministry of Health and U.S. Ambassador Earl Miller will participate in the two-day congress, said a press release.
This first-ever event will highlight the vital roles field epidemiology and public health play in saving lives and keeping people healthy in Bangladesh and across the world, including during the COVID-19 pandemic and previous epidemics, and is intended to become a recurring event taking place biennially.
Other special invited guests include: Md. Abdul Mannan, Secretary of Health Service Division; Md. Ali Nur, Secretary of Medical Education and Family Welfare Division; Professor Dr. ABM Khurshid Alam, Director General of Health Services; Professor Dr. AHM Enayet Hossain, Director General of Medical Education; Professor Dr. Meerjady Sabrina Flora ADG (Planning), DGHS; Professor Dr. Tahmina Shirin Director, IEDCR; Dr. Alden Henderson, Dr. Bassam Jarrar, and Dr. Carl Reddy from CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and Dr. Michael S. Friedman, Country Director, CDC, Bangladesh.
Conference presenters and a select number of special invitees will participate in person at a Dhaka venue location. All other registered guests will join virtually.
Registration (www.fetpbangladesh.org) and virtual attendance is free and open to any health professional engaged in public health or those interested in learning more about the science and practice of epidemiology and public health in Bangladesh.❐
