DHAKA: A day-long consultation workshop on zoonoses and postgraduate curriculum development was held at the seminar room of Sheikh Kamal faculty building in Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) in Dhaka Sunday (25 December).

The program was organized by the Medicine & Public Health department of SAU in collaboration with Relief International of European Union.

“The main objective of this workshop is to produce modern and appropriate course curriculum at master level on zoonotic disease (diseases of animals that can naturally be transmitted to humans),” said Dr. Saiful Islam, moderator of the program.

Statistics shows that about 75 percent of human diseases are related to animals either as source or carrier.

This is why awareness about zoonoses among people is necessary to protect human health.

The speakers put emphasis on the awareness of zoonotic disease at their speech.

SAU vice-chancellor Prof. Dr. Kamal Uddin Ahamed was present as the chief guest while Prof. Dr. Nitish Chandra Debnath, health coordinator, FAO, ECTAD, Bangladesh; Prof. Dr. Md. Sekender Ali, Pro-Vice Chancellor of SAU; and Prof. Dr. Md. Anwarul Haque Beg, Treasurer, SAU attended the program as special guests. 

Among others, M. Nazrul Islam, country director of Relief International, Bangladesh was present as the guest of honor.

The inaugural session of the workshop began with the welcome speech of Prof. Dr. Md. Mufazzal Hossain, Dean, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, SAU.

The program was presided over by Prof. Dr. Parimal Kanti Biswas, Dean, postgraduate studies of SAU while the overall program was moderated by Dr. KBM Saiful Islam, Chairman of Medicine and Public Health Department and the chief of the Zoonotic Disease Research and Information Center, SAU.

BDST: 2043 HRS, DEC 25, 2016
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