Annual Conference and AGM 2021
3rd and 4th September, 2021
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Greetings from PHAB!
You will be happy to know that the Annual Conference 2021 of the Public Health Association of Bangladesh will be held from 3 to 4 September 2021, virtually. The theme of the Conference is "Health Systems Strengthening: Solutions for Tomorrow".
The deadline for abstract submission is 5 August and for registration 30 August 2021. Please take a note that this year the registration is free of cost. And the best Oral and Poster presentations will be awarded.

Message of
the Chief Guest: Closing Session
Hon'ble VC, JU

Message of
the Special Guest: Closing Session
Hon'ble DG, DGME
SESSIONS
Chief Guest
Prof Dr. Md. Sharfuddin Ahmed BIO
Vice Chancellor,
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
Special Guests
Prof. Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam BIO
Director General,
Directorate General of Health Services,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Prof. Walter Ricciardi BIO
President,
World Federation of Public Health Associations
Dr. Bardan Jung Rana BIO
WHO Representative in Bangladesh
Chairperson
Prof. Shah Monir Hossain BIO
President
Public Health Association of Bangladesh &
Former Director General of Health Services
Prof. Dr. Md. Anower Hussain BIO
Secretary General,
Public Health Association of Bangladesh &
Dean, Faculty of Public Health, BUHS
Shadhinata Sharok Boktrita: “50 years Achievement of Bangladesh in the field of Public Health”
Dr. Khairul Islam BIO
Regional Director, South Asia, WaterAid
Challenges of COVID-19 pandemic crisis
Prof. Dr. Liaquat Ali BIO
Chief Scientist & Advisor,
Pothikrit Institute of Health Studies &
Former Vice Chancellor, BUHS
Moderator
Prof. Abu Jamil Faisel BIO
Member Secretary, Organizing Committee,
Annual Conference 2021, PHAB
Chair
Prof. Dr. Md. Shahidullah BIO
President, Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council
Co-Chair
Prof. Dr. Abdur Rahman BIO
Former Director, NIPSOM and Former Professor &
Founder Chairman, Dept. of Public Health & Informatics,
Jahangirnagar University
Moderator
Prof. Dr. Md. Anower Hussain BIO
Secretary General, Public Health Association of Bangladesh &
Dean, Faculty of Public Health, BUHS
Keynote Speech 1: FINANCING IN HEALTH SECTOR
Prof. Abul Barkat BIO
President,
Bangladesh Economic Association
Keynote Speech 2: HUMAN RESOURCE IN HEALTH SECTOR
Mr. Humayun Kabir BIO
Ex-Secretary,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Keynote Speech 3: HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING
Dr. Ahmed Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury BIO
Convener,
Bangladesh Health Watch
Keynote Speech 1: REVISITING BREAST FEEDING
Prof. M. Q. K. Talukder BIO
President, Bangladesh Civil Society Network for Promoting Nutrition
Keynote Speech 2: EVOLVING NEED OF PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION
Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora BIO
Additional Director General (Planning & Development),
Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare
Keynote Speech 3: PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES IN 21ST CENTURY
Prof Rashid-E-Mahbub BIO
Joint Secretary General, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh
(BADAS)
Chief Guest
Prof. Dr. Farzana Islam BIO
Vice Chancellor,
Jahangirnagar University
Special Guests
Prof. Dr. Faridul Alam BIO
Vice Chancellor,
Bangladesh University of Health Sciences
Prof. AHM Enayet Hussain BIO
Director General, Directorate General of Medical Education,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Forward looking Thoughts on Public Health in Bangladesh
Prof. Syed Abdul Hamid BIO
Professor & Former Director,
Institute of Health Economics
Dhaka University
Announcement of the best oral and poster presentations