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Today scientists from the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and icddr,b jointly organised a dissemination seminar titled “Influenza Surveillance in Bangladesh” in the IEDCR Auditorium in Mohakhali. Findings from a nationwide influenza surveillance were presented during the seminar. This surveillance has been collaboratively conducted since 2007 in different tertiary and district hospitals across Bangladesh by these two organisations.
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Today, the Non-Communicable Disease Control (NCDC) Programme of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), alongside icddr,b acting as the secretariat, has officially launched the Climate and Health Innovation Hub (CHIB) in Bangladesh. This significant initiative is dedicated to pioneering the documentation, development, and acceleration of locally-led climate change adaptation efforts, with a keen focus on health and related priorities such as heat stress, climate resilient infrastructure, climate sensitive diseases, and tackling water salinity issues. The event was held at The Lakeshore Heights, Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka.
The NIHR Global Health Centres Symposium was inaugurated on 04 March 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hosted by icddr,b and supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, UK (NIHR) this premier event has convened 60 leading experts, thought leaders, and professionals from five global health centres in West Africa, Latin America, South Asia and South East Asia.
