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Bangladeshi doctor made WHO Representative to Maldives UNB 4th May, 2021 04:49:31 In a rare move, a Bangladeshi health professional has been appointed as the representative of the World Health Organization(WHO) to the Maldives. Dr. Nazneen Anwar, a public health expert with more than 35 years of professional experience in the field of public health under her belt, was nominated as the WHO Representative to the Maldives on April 8, 2021. She is the first Bangladeshi woman to be awarded this post by the World Health Organization, said a media release on Tuesday. Dr. Nazneen Anwar presented her letter of Credence to the Foreign Minister of the Maldives Abdulla Shahid on April 18. ....
86 percent people with disabilities directly involved in agriculture: Study UNB 19th December, 2020 05:52:25 A total of 86 percent people with physical and leprosy disabilities in Bangladesh are directly involved in agriculture while income of 88 percent of farmers with disabilities has been reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The information was revealed in the ‘Research Findings Dissemination and Journalist Award Giving Ceremony’ at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) Complex auditorium in the city on Saturday organized by The Leprosy Mission International-Bangladesh and supported by Bangladesh Krishak League, ICCO-Cooperation and NOREC. Two studies titled ‘The Role of People with Disabilities in Agriculture’ and ‘COVID-19 Impacts on the Lives & Livelihoods of People with Disabilities’ were conducted in between September and December 2020. ....