Ms. Fazilatun Nesa Indira, MP addressing as the chief guest of the inaugural session of the 3 day long international workshop jointly organized by University of South California, USA and Department of Public Health of Daffodil International University at DIU Auditorium today.
Speakers at the workshop stressed that the development of new medical treatments would not happen without public health research. Behind every discovery of a new medicine and treatment, contribution of public health research is unparallel. New drugs, new ways to treat old and new illness and new ways to prevent diseases in people at risk of developing them, can only result from public health research. They told these while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a three day long international workshop on “Research Idea Development”
University of South California, USA and Department of Public Health of Daffodil International University jointly organized this 3 day long international workshop on “Research Idea Development” which began today on December 9, 2016 at DIU Auditorium. Ms. Fazilatun Nesa Indira, MP inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest. Prof. Dr. Yousuf M Islam, Vice Chancellor, Daffodil International University presided over the workshop.Mr. Hrishikesh Chakroborty, Dr. PH, Associate Professor, Director, Health Science Research core, Director of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South California, USA was present as the keynote speaker in the workshop. The seminar was also addressed by Prof. Dr. Ahmad Ismail Mustafa, Dean, of Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Professor Dr. MSA Monsur and Dr. Md. Shahjahan, Head, Department of Public Health of Daffodil International University.
Mr. Hrishikesh Chakroborty, Dr. PH, Associate Professor, Director, Health Science Research core, Director of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South California, USA conducting a session at the workshop on“Research Idea Development” jointly University of South California, USA and Department of Public Health of Daffodil International University
Addressing as the chief guest Ms. Fazilatun Nesa Indira, MP said, Present government has taken massive programs and implementing these with additional care to ensure sound health for every citizen. To ensure public health and reduce maternal and child death her government has given appointment of large number of doctors in the rural and urban areas of the country. For the safety of the children of the working female her government has introduced Day-Care Center, extended maternal leave up to six months and nutrition systems of the country have been improved a lot and as a result, the average age of the people increased up to 70, she added. She urged the participants of the workshop to find out the best solutions for the development of public health sector adopting new concepts and ideas gained from the workshop.
More than 200 local and foreign participants took part in the workshop. The workshop will continue up to December 12, 2016.