The Department of Public Health at Daffodil International University (DIU) has officially launched its Public Health Study Site in Bhabanipur of Savar. This Public Health Study Site will serve as a hub for the health research and education, playing a vital role in improving the community health, says a press release.
The initiative, in collaboration with the National Liver Foundation of Bangladesh (NLFB), aims to build a hepatitis-free community with the mission titled Mission Toward NOhep Village.
Prof Md Lutfar Rahman, vice-chancellor of Daffodil International University, recently inaugurated the study site. The launching of the site began with a procession led by Prof Md Bellal Hossain, dean of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Prof Mohammad Ali, a renowned hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgeon and the founder of NLFB; Dr Abu Jamil Faisel, president-elect of the Public Health Society; Prof ABM Alauddin Chowdhury, head of the Department of Public
Health at the DIU; along with other faculty members, students, and staff of the university took part in the procession. It started from the DIU’s Knowledge
Tower and ended at Bonomaya, where over 100 participants joined hepatitis screening activities.Following the procession, a discussion was held.
Dr Abu Jamil Faisel hoped that the study site would be a model health initiative, promoting a hepatitis-free, smoking-free, and plastic-free community.
Prof Md Bellal Hossain expressed gratitude to the NLFB for their support and appreciated the department’s efforts.
At the end of the session, Prof Mohammad Ali handed over a research grant to Prof ABM Alauddin Chowdhury to conduct the initial survey.
