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Firdausi is globally well-known for her role in public health research.
An emeritus scientist at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b), Firdausi is a laureate of the 2020 L Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Award for her advocacy of early diagnoses and global vaccination as well as her work on understanding and preventing infectious diseases affecting children in developing countries.
Salma was awarded the 2020 Norman E Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application by the World Food Prize Foundation for her work with small-scale farmers in Bangladesh, particularly for her efforts involving veterinary outreach, treatment and education, according to the magazine website.