The Bangladesh Development Initiative, with the support of the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies and the Institute for South Asia Studies, invites you to a book talk by Ahmed Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury, Adviser and Founding Dean, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, on 50 Years of Bangladesh Independence: Advances in Health, a newly edited publication on the changes that have happened in Bangladesh’s health sector since independence, how much progress has been made and how unique they are in comparison to selected neighboring countries.
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- DATE: Saturday, Sept 16, 2023
- TIME: 8 am Berkeley (PST) | Calculate your local time
- ZOOM: Join Zoom meeting HERE (Meeting ID: 932 121 5820)
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Positive and measurable progress in the health sector is one of the notable achievements for post-independence Bangladesh. This book has documented this fascinating story. Contributed by 103 renowned and reputed health experts, researchers, academics, and journalists, it comprises of 20 Chapters. By reading this, readers will get a good idea of what changes have happened in Bangladesh’s health sector since independence, how much progress has been made and how unique are these in comparison to selected neighbouring countries. The book is also forward-looking as it discusses the current and future challenges. The Book, “50 years of Independence: Advances in Health” is a must-read for all interested in human development, particularly in the health sector.
Speaker:
Prof. Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury is presently visiting Notre Dame University as a Faculty Research Fellow. For nearly four decades, he served as the vice chairperson of BRAC’s senior management team as a close associate of Sir Fazle Abed. He joined the School of Public Health at Columbia University in 2004. He has international experience working in diverse situations such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Thailand, China, and Ethiopia. During 2009-2012, he served as senior advisor at the Rockefeller Foundation, Thailand, overseeing the health portfolio of the Foundation in Asia. Dr. Chowdhury is the founding Dean of BRAC University’s James P. Grant School of Public Health in Bangladesh.
Discussants:
Dr. Yasmin Ahmed is a physician at Dhaka Medical College. She is an advisor to Bangladesh Health Watch and an active member of the Bangladesh public health community. Previously she was the Regional Director of Marie Stopes Clinic Society, based in London, UK.
Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed is Professor of Medicine at Temple University Medical School. He was the past President of Bangladesh Medical Association of North America. A valiant freedom fighter, he had his MD from Dhaka Medical College. He is one of the active NRB doctors who has been helping develop health human resources in Bangladesh.
Prof. Michael Bowler is an Associate Professor of Global Studies at Winona State University in Minnesota. As a fellow of the newly formed American Institute of Bangladesh Studies, he became a BRAC Research Associate, which led him to conduct his doctoral research on the relationship between people of a village and BRAC. He has followed the village for the past 40 years for his research and teaching. He is a past vice-president and trustee of AIBS.
Moderators:
Dr. Munir Quddus, President, BDI
Dr. Bernhard Gunter, Member, BDI
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Established in 2013 with a generous gift from the Subir & Malini Chowdhury Foundation, The Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies at UC Berkeley champions the study of Bangladesh’s cultures, peoples and history. The first of its kind in the US, the Center’s mission is to create an innovative model combining research, scholarships, the promotion of art and culture, and the building of ties between institutions in Bangladesh and the University of California.
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PARKING INFORMATION
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Event is FREE and OPEN to the public.
