City Desk:
The Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangladesh Medical University (BMU), organised an interactive session with Dr. Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed, WHO Representative to Bangladesh, and BMU’s MPH students at Milton Hall, BMU. The session focused on strengthening future public health leadership and identifying new avenues for collaboration between BMU and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The program began with a welcome speech by Prof. Dr. Md. Shahinul Alam, Vice Chancellor, BMU, who highlighted the ongoing contributions of BMU’s public health researchers to advancing the university’s academic and community health endeavors. He also provided a strategic vision for the future, emphasizing how BMU’s MPH students and public health professionals can emerge as leaders at national and international levels through evidence-based practice, research, and policy engagement.
In his keynote address, Dr. Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed shared the historical evolution of the WHO, outlining its mission and mechanisms of action at both global and national levels. He emphasized that public health is a multi-sectoral discipline, engaging with diverse ministries and sectors to design, plan, and guide policies for public wellbeing, while political leaders execute those policies.Dr. Jamsheed encouraged students to go beyond classroom learning and actively engage with communities, understand local challenges, and contribute to real-world health solutions. He also elaborated on WHO’s ongoing initiatives in Bangladesh and highlighted opportunities for students to collaborate through internships, academic exchanges, and applied field research in partnership with WHO and BMU.
The interactive discussion, moderated by Dr. Farzana Islam and Dr. Md. Shahidul Haque of the Department of Public Health and Informatics, allowed students to share ideas and explore how their studies could align with national and global health priorities.
