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National Coordination Committee of One Health Bangladesh

Professor Dr Nitish Debnath​

National Coordinator

Team Leader
Fleming Fund Project, Bangladesh

Professor Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora

Joint Coordinators (Public Health)

Director
National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM)

Abu Sufian

Joint Coordinators (Animal Health)

Director (Budget)
Department of Livestock Services

See Bio.....

Md. Jahidul Kabir

Joint Coordinators (Wildlife Health)

Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests
Forest Department, Bangladesh

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Md Anisur Rahman Talukder

Joint Coordinator (Fisheries)

Additional Director General
Department of Fisheries

Mahbubur Rahman

General Secretary

Assistant Professor
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR)

Dr. Jobaida Khanam

Join Secretary

Upazilla Livestock Officer, DLS
Deputed to One Health Secretariat

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Md Abul Kalam

Treasurer

Global Health Specialist
USAID Bangladesh

Mohammad Mushtuq Husain

Scientific Secretary

Advisor
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR)

See Bio.....

Sharmin Sultana

Office and Communication Secretary

Senior Scientific Officer
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR)

M A Faiz

Executive Member

Former Director
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

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Nazmul Islam

Executive Member

Director (CDC)
Center for communicable Disease, DGHS

Professor Dr Tahmina Shirin

Executive Member

Director
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR)

Md Reajul Huq

Executive Member

Director Admin
Department of Livestock Services

Professor Dr. Mahmudur Rahman, Ph.D

Executive Member

Country Director
Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network

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Md. Rafiqul Islam

Executive Member

Professor
Bangladesh Agricultural University

Khorshed Alam Bhuiya

Executive Member

Professor
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)

S. M. Sabrina Yesmin

Executive Member

Assistant Director
Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA)

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Prof. Dr. Abu Nasar Md. Aminoor Rahman

Executive Member

Professor
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)

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Taohid Islam

Executive Member

Professor
Bangladesh Agricultural University

A S M Alamgir

Executive Member

IHM (NPO)
World Health Organization

Samsad Rabbani Khan

Executive Member

Assistant Director
Directorate General of Health Services

Sharmin Chowdhury

Executive Member

Director (One Health Institute)
Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU)

Muzaffar Goni Osmani

Executive Member

District Livestock Officer (L/R Post)
Department of Livestock Services

Md. Khalequzzaman

Executive Member


Dhaka Medical College

Dr. Md Golam Azam Chowdhury

Executive Member

Principal Scientific Officer
Central Disease Investigation Laboratory (CDIL), Department of Livestock Services

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Fahmida Khanom

Executive Member

Associate Professor (Virology)
National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM)

Dr. M. Salim Uzzaman

Executive Member

Physician Scientist
Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) and One-Health

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M.A. Samad

Executive Member

Principal Scientific Officer
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute

Ashek A S Reza

Executive Member

National Consultant
UNICEF

Umme Ruman Siddiqi

Executive Member

Assistant Director
Directorate General of Health Services

Imran Ahmed

Executive Member

Conservator of Forests
Wildlife and Nature Conservation Circle
Forest Department, Bangladesh

See Bio.....

Rashedul Kabir Bhuiyan

Executive Member

Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Officer
Forest Department, Bangladesh

Dr. Nazneen Akhter

Executive Member​

Founder & Managing Director
VAALO avant-garde Ltd

Asst. Prof. (Adjunct), Dept. of Public Health
North South University

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Dr. Kazi Mohammad Hassan Ameen

Executive Member​

Surveillance Lead
Fleming Fund Bangladesh Country Grant, DAI Global LLC

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Ariful Islam

Executive Member​

Senior Scientist & Bangladesh Program Coordinator
EcoHealth Alliance

Nadia Ali Rimi

Executive Member​

Programme Coordinator
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Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mannan

Executive Member​

Assistant Professor, Department Microbiology & Parasitology
Sher-E Bangla Agricultural University

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Sajeda Sultana

Executive Member​

Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka

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SK Shainoor Islam

Executive Member​

Deputy Chief Epidemiologist
Department of Livestock Services

Life Member of One Health Bangladesh

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Biography

Dr. Md. Abu Sufiun

Dr. Md. Abu Sufiun is currently working as Director, Department of Livestock
Services, Bangladesh. He is working in the department last 23 years for different
position starting from scientific officer, upazila livestock officer, district livestock
officers and principal scientific officer. He did his PhD from Kagawa University,
Japan. He has 16 publications in national and international journal. Ha has vast
experience as a World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) focal points for
veterinary medicinal products. He already joined different international conference
in eight countries.

Biography

Md. Jahidul Kabir

Mr. Jahidul did his graduation in Forestry from Khulna University and Masters in Forestry from Chittagong University. He did PGD in Advanced Wildlife Management from Wildlife Institute of India. He started working in Bangladesh Forest Department in 2003 as Assistant Conservator of Forests.
A dedicated forester of Bangladesh Forest Department, Mr. Jahidul has keen interest on wildlife and biodiversity conservation. He earned his reputation to work as a team leader of first camera trapping tiger estimation program in Bangladesh Sundarbans in 2015. Nr. Jahidul is now leading the National Technical Advisory Committee on SMART in Bangladesh.
Mr. Jahidul is working as a country focal person of various International Organization including Global Tiger Forum, Program of Works on Protected Area of CBD, Asian Protected Area Partnership Program (APAP) and East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership Program. Recently he has been selected as a bureau member of UN CBD SABSTTA (Subsidiary Body of Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice) from the Asia Pacific Region.

Biography

Dr. Jobaida Khanam

This is Dr. Jobaida Khanam, Government employee. worked as a veterinarian for the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) for the past ten years. Recently did her second MSc in applied veterinary epidemiology through One Health Institute in collaboration with GHD (Global Health Development) and CVASU (Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University) and the first cohort of the FETPV program. Achieved first place in her master’s degree in Veterinary Microbiology in 2011 (CGPA: 3.96 out of 4.00) and second place in my bachelor’s degree in 2009 (DVM, CGPA 3.78 out of 4.00) from Hajee Mohammod Danesh Science and Technology University. Basically, she is now working as a Veterinary Epidemiologist and her present workplace is at One Health Secretariat, IEDCR.

Biography

Dr. Mohammad Mushtuq Husain

Dr Mohammad Mushtuq Husain is one of the founder member of One Health Initiative in Bangladesh since 2007 in National Coordination Committee. He is now Scientific Secretary of NCC.
He joined Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) as Senior Scientific Officer at Department of Medical Social Science in 1993, was Head of the Dept and Principal Scientific Officer from 2011 until retirement in 2016. He was intimately involved in surveillance, outbreak response, planning, Course Coordinator of Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) and Improving Public Health Management for Action (IMPACT), research, represented IEDCR in many international forums. Dr Husain worked as a member of Incident Management System at IEDCR during COVID-19 pandemic. He is also a reputed expert in risk communication and community engagement (RCCE), infodemic management.
After retirement he continues with IEDCR as an Adviser. He worked and continues as an Independent Consultant of WHO, FAO, US CDC, World Bank, USAID, CDC Foundation, Global Fund. He developed National Action Plan for Health Security, National Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for Bangladesh, Pandemic Fund proposal for Bangladesh; now engaged in updating Bangladesh One Health Strategy, Policy Forum on Public Health, Pandemic Preparedness, RCCE.

Biography

Professor (Dr.) Mohammad Abul Faiz

Born on 28 October 1953, Anwara, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Educated:
Chittagong College, Chittagong (Higher Secondary) 1972
MBBS, Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh 1978
Fellowship in Internal Medicine from BCPS (FCPS), 1982
Ph D, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 1993
(Fellow of the World Health Organization for doing research leading to Ph D from University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 1990 – 1993).
FRCP-2001


Previous Job:
Thirty two years service under the Ministry of Health Bangladesh in different capacities: Assistant Surgeon, Chittagong Medical College Hospital 1978 – 1979 and Successively Consultant Medicine, Cox’s Bazar District Hospital and Chittagong Medical College Hospital 1982 – 1988; Assistant Professor Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medicine and Research Dhaka 1988 – 1993; Associate Professor and Professor of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College 1993 – 2003. Professor and Head of Medicine, Principal, Dhaka Medical College and Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka, Director General of Health Services (DGHS, Govt. of Bangladesh) – 07.01.2008 – 18.01.2009, Professor and Head of Medicine, Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital- 19.01.2009 – 27.10.2010.

 

Currently:

  • Professor of Medicine,(Retired on 27.10.2011 from Sir Salimullah Medical College, Mitford, Dhaka).

Previous major responsibility:

  • Co-Chair, WHO Snakebite Envenoming Group (SBE-WG)
  • Member, Guidelines for the Management of Snakebites, WHO, SEARO Region (2010, 2016).
  • Advocacy for establishing snakebite as a Neglected Tropical Disease by WHO in 2018.
  • Board Member, The Global Fund (SEA Constituency) from 1st June 2018 to May 2020.
  • Senior National Consultant, WHO for development of National Snakebite Strategy from10th September to 10th December 2021
  • Member of Joint Coordination Board, Tropical Disease Research (TDR).
  • Member, Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria, WHO, Geneva
  • Member, DNDi Board of Directors
  • President, Bangladesh Association for Advancement of Tropical Medicine (BAATM)
  • Consultant, Programme Implementation Plan, 4th Health, Population, and Nutrition Sector Programme and for revision of the Operation Plan in 2020
  • To provide teaching, career/training support for the under graduate and post-graduate students in Bangladesh, examiner in under Graduate &Post Graduate Courses
  • To provide patient care
  • To provide training to doctors
  • Guiding dissertations and thesis
  • Administrative Chief of the largest and oldest Medical College of Bangladesh which provides both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education
  • Technical Chief of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh: Director General, Directorate General of Health Service
  • The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Associated with policy planning for medical education, research and patient care in Bangladesh
  • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of BCPS
  • Editor-in-Chief, BMRC Bulletin

 

Current major responsibility:

  • Chairman Editorial Board, Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons (BCPS)
  • Vice Chair, Bangladesh Country Coordinating Mechanism (BCCM)
  • Chairman, Research Committee, BMRC
  • Co-chair, WHO Snakebite Envenoming Group (SBE-WG)
  • Provides teaching, career/training support for the under graduate and post-graduate students in Bangladesh, examiner in under graduate & post graduate courses.
  • Provides patient care
  • Provides training to doctors.
  • Guiding dissertations and thesis
  • Member, Bangladesh Country Coordinating Mechanism Oversight Committee as an expert
  • Chairman, Clinical Protocol Development Committee, Bangladesh
  • Chairman Editorial Board, Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons
  • Associated with a non government non-profit organization, Dev Care Foundation
  • President, Toxicological Society of Bangladesh (TSB)

 

Current Member of Important Bodies:

  • Member, Steering Committee, COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition
  • Member, Regional Technical Advisory Group Malaria, SEARO, WHO
  • Member, Regional Technical Advisory Group Antimicrobial Resistance, SEARO, WHO
  • Member, Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology
  • Member, Technical Committee, Malaria, Bangladesh
  • Member National Steering Committee for Elimination of Kala Azar
  • International Advisory Board of Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine
  • Member, Guidelines for the Management of Snakebites, WHO, SEARO Region (2010, 2016)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Neurology Asia.
  • Member, Editorial Board- Journal of Bangladesh Society of Medicine, Journal of Association of Physicians, Bangladesh.
  • Member Editorial Board, Clinical Toxicology in Asia Pacific and Africa, Springer
  • Member ‘Healthy Bangladesh’ Initiative, Member ‘Think Tank for Health’, Bangladesh

 

Research interests in Tropical Medicine since 1978: Malaria, Organophosphorus Compound Poisoning, Snake Bite, Nipah Infection, Kala Azar, Tuberculosis. Total number of publications 329 including 136 articles on malaria.

  • Currently involved in a number of Collaborative Research.
  • Principal Investigator, Saving Brains: The artesunate suppository severe malaria cohort (SBASSMC); Bangladesh site of Tracking Artemisinin Resistance (TRAC), Tracking Artemisinin Resistance II.
  • Principal Investigator of Malaria Research Group (MRG) and Multi center study on Community Based Rectal Artesunate Study, Bangladesh (Study 13 TDR/WHO).
  • Completed and published Multi center study on effect of Quinine and Artesunate in severe malaria (SEAQUAMAT).
  • Completed and published Multi center study on Pre-referral rectal artesunate to prevent death and disability in severe malaria: a placebo-controlled trial (Lancet Feb 2009), which received the BMJ Award on March 10, 2010, as the research paper of the year 2009.

 

Other key achievements:

  • Received Gold Medal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 2002
  • Awarded the “Chikitshok Podok” (wPwKrmK c`K) in the field of Medical Research by PLATFORM of Medical & Dental Society in association with Bangladesh Medical Teachers’ Welfare Trust, 2021
  • One of the Snakebite Champions from Asia in 2021 Campaign: ‘Why I Chose Snakebite’ in the 4th Annual International Snakebite Awareness Day
  • Included in the directory of experts on Malaria& Snakebite.
  • Collaborator Scientist, Mahidol-Oxford Research Unit (MORU), Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Visiting Professor and Collaborator Scientist, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Occupational Medicine; Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine; Organisation Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Contribution in ‘Banglapedia’.
  • Contributed as a consultant, chairman, member, or as a resource person in policy development and development of documents of Government of Bangladesh for example, Strategic plan for Surveillance and prevention of Non Communicable Diseases in Bangladesh 2011-2015; Strategic Plan for Health Sector Investment 2016-2021 (SIP), MOHFW, GOB; National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination Programme (2021-2025); Clinical protocol; Hospital Standard; Evidence Based Medicine; Communication skills in Medicine; National Guidelines on- Dengue, Snakebite, Malaria, Kala azar, Poisoning, COVID-19,Climate Change and Health.

Biography

Professor Dr. Mahmudur Rahman, Ph.D

Served as Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research in Bangladesh for about twelve years. Devoted 36 years to epidemiologic and public health research. Retired from government service, and currently, serving as the Country Director, EMPHNET, Bangladesh.
Played key facilitator role in establishing the National Influenza Center, BSL 3 and Nipah laboratory, Web based disease surveillance, Nipah, Event based and, cell phone based surveillance in Bangladesh. Played active role in institutionalization of ‘One Health’ in Bangladesh. Led the 2009 H1N1 pandemic response in Bangladesh.
Served as a member of the IHR (2005), and Pandemic Influenza Review Committee at WHO HQ in Geneva, Chair, and Member of Advisory Panel on PIP Framework to the Director General-WHO and member of the Emergency Committee on MERS-CoV, and Ebola Viral Disease. Also served as a member of the National Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 in Bangladesh.
Currently, serving as the Chair of the SEAR Certification Commission, Member Global, and EMR Certification Commission for Polio Eradication, member of the Emergency Committee on events related to Poliomyelitis, taskforce member of the WHO’s Nipah virus R&D, TAG member of APSED, and Universal Health and Preparedness Review (UHPR) and SAC member of CEPI. Enlisted in the IHR roster of Experts.
Authored 178 research publications and studies including 142 publications in peer reviewed journals. Earned Masters in Primary Health Care Management from Mahidol University, Thailand and Ph.D in Epidemiology from University of Cambridge, UK.

Biography

S. M. Sabrina Yesmin

S. M. Sabrina Yesmin was born on 07 August 1984. She earned her M.Sc. in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology from Rajshahi University. Subsequently, she completed an MBA in HRM from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) and an MPH in Epidemiology from North South University.
Ms. Yesmin joined the Directorate General of Drug Administration on 28 February 2013, where she actively participates in activities related to new drug and medical device registration, as well as clinical trial oversight. She served as a Fleming Fund AMC/AMU surveillance fellow and contributed to AMR policy-making and the development of awareness materials.
Additionally, she holds the position of Member Secretary for the Taskforce to monitor Antimicrobial Consumption (AMC) / Use (AMU) surveillance in Bangladesh. As the National focal point on Antimicrobial Consumption (AMC) Surveillance in Bangladesh, she played a crucial role in conducting the Antimicrobial Consumption (AMC) Surveillance and reporting to the WHO-GLASS platform.

Biography

Prof. Dr. Abu Nasar Md. Aminoor Rahman

Dr. Abu Nasar Md. Aminoor Rahman is the Professor of Reproductive Biotechnology, Immunology and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Health (GOR), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU). Previously, he acted as Library Chief, Director of Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Outreach Center, Head of 7 departments of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (FVMAS). He was the founder Dean of FVMAS and member of the Syndicate. Before joining BSMRAU, he served Bangladesh Open University and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) as a faculty.
Professor Rahman obtained DVM and MS from BAU. He also obtained MVSc (Reproductive Immunology) from University of Melbourne, Australia (2002) and PhD (Reproductive Biotechnology) from University of Malaya, Malaysia (2008). His MS, MVSc and PhD theses were focused on the reproductive biology, immunology and biotechnology of birds and small ruminants. He received extensive training in wildlife conservation and management from India (2020); medicine and surgery of small animals and birds, and immunobiology from University of Guelph, Canada (1998).
Dr. Rahman played the vital role in establishing FVMAS at BSMRAU. His research focuses on biodiversity, breeding ecology and conservation of wildlife, reproductive biotechnology and immunobiology of livestock and wildlife, and alternative poultry production. He authored and co-authored 56 journal papers, 21 books and a number of scientific communications spanning biodiversity, wildlife, reproductive biology, immunology and biotechnology, veterinary medicine, livestock and alternative poultry.
Dr. Rahman is a columnist of leading national newspapers and is actively involved in writing, nature photography, and conservation of nature and. He received many awards including Butterfly Media Award (2023), Conservation Media Award (2023), Fellowship Award of ZSB (2022), Best Oral Presentation Award (Malaysia, 2007), Graham Jackson Memorial Award (Australia, 2001), University Prize, Chancellors Gold Medal etc.

Biography

Dr. Md. Golam Azam Chowdhury

Dr. Md Golam Azam Chowdhury, Principal Scientific Officer, Central Diseases Investigation Laboratory, 48 Kazi Alauddin road, Dhaka is a member of the BCS (Livestock). Dr. Chowdhury joined the civil service (Department of Livestock Services) in 1999 through 19th BCS. He came from Panchbibi Upazila of the Joypurhat District. Dr. Chowdhury completed his graduation in the field of Veterinary Science in 1992, Master of Science (Pharmacology) in 1994 from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. He also completed his Ph.D. on Leishmania from the Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University in 2014. He spent about 15 years for livestock extension, Disease diagnosis and treatment services at field levels and Central Veterinary Hospital. Dr. Chowdhury is involved in microbiological research and Laboratory services for approximately another 15 years. Currently he is involved with microbiological analysis of AMR, Zoonosis, Bacterial and Viral Diseases of livestock and has knowledge on risk assessment of microbiological laboratories. Dr. Chowdhury is the head of the Central Disease Investigation Laboratory and Antimicrobial Resistance Reference Laboratory (Surveillance) for Animal Health in Bangladesh. Dr Chowdhury participated a good number of trainings, seminars and workshops in country and abroad. He has more than 25 research publication in national and international journals.

Biography

Dr. M. Salim Uzzaman

I (Dr. M. Salim Uzzaman) am Physician Scientist with specialized training on Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) and One-Health. I was former Principal Scientific Officer (PSO), Department of Zoonosis at Institute of Epidemiology, Disease control and Research (IEDCR), DGHS, MOHFW. I have more than 30 years’ experience in the Heath Cadre Services under the MOHFW, GoB. I served as General Secretary of One Health Bangladesh (OHBD) from 2015-2023. At present I am member National Coordination Committee, OHBD. My specialization and post-grad training is on infectious disease and Tropical medicine epidemiology.
I have done my Medical Graduation from Sylhet Medical College in 1988 and Post-graduation from UK and Thailand Health Policy, Planning & Financing and Tropical Medicine Epidemiology & Infectious Diseases respectively. My specializations includes Health Security & Emergency Response, Diseases Surveillance, IHR and Workforce capacity developments. I was Program coordinators, for the IEDCR-US CDC Cooperative-agreement for GHSA-Action Package implementation. I am also actively involved with IEDCR-AMR Surveillance. I representative IEDCR-DGHS for the Zoonotic disease GHSA- Action Package at many occasions. I have vast experience of working with National / Government agencies like, DGHS, DLS, BFD, OHS, FSA and DP’s e.g.; WHO, US-CDC, UNICEF, FAO, Eco-Health Alliance and others.

Biography

Imran Ahmed

Mr. Imran Ahmed born in September, 1975 in Bangladesh, is currently working as Conservator of
Forests, Wildlife and Nature Conservation Circle of the Forest Department, Government of Bangladesh.
He is the additional Chief Wildlife Warden of Bangladesh and Alternate Management Authority of CITES
(The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). He is a
recognized professional on wildlife and natural resources management, forest management planning
and forest policy. Imran earned master’s degrees from Aligarh Muslim University, India (Botany with
specialization in Genetics and Plant Breeding) and Master of Forestry from Chittagong University,
Bangladesh. He has been working on issues related to sustainable development and the environment
throughout his academic and professional career. He served in the US Forest Service as local liaison,
Bangladesh in the years 2013-15. He designed and implemented several local and international trainings
and workshops such as “SAARC training on designing good protocols for fisheries management” and
“Measurement and estimation of Carbon stock in mangrove forests of south Asia” where forest and
fisheries officers of different SAARC countries attended. His specialization areas include a. Wildlife and
Natural Resources Management, b. Social Forestry, c. Ecosystem services d. Watershed Planning and
management. Mr. Ahmed has been the contact person for the Asia Pacific Forestry Network (APFNet)
since 2016. He attended many training programs arranged by the APFNet and also served as a resource
person in some of these training programs.

Biography

Dr. Nazneen Akhter

Dr. Nazneen Akhter, a medical graduate also expert in Public Health Policy, Planning, Research, and HSS. She has completed her PhD in Bioethics, Sustainability & Global Public Health from the USA, an MSc. in Health Policy Planning & Financing from LSE, a Diploma from LSHTM, University of London, an MPH from NIPSOM, Dhaka University, and an MBBS from SOMC, Chittagong University. She has also completed Leadership Fellowships from Goodenough College UK, Uppsala University, Sweden, and Asian Health Institute, Japan.

With over 28 years of experience in the NGO sector, Dr. Nazneen has worked in leading positions for organizations such as Terre des Hommes Netherlands, Bangladesh Women’s Health Coalition, HIV/AIDS & STD Alliance Bangladesh, Friendship Intl, and Oxford Policy Management (OPM Bangladesh). She has also worked in the government system as a Technical Coordinator (Sr. Technical Advisory role) in IEDCR and as a Technical Advisor at GHDIEMPHNET and IEDCR Bangladesh, also Founder & MD of VAALO avant-garde Ltd. Dr. Nazneen is also a Sr. Faculty at North South University, Dhaka, engaged in an academic role since 2011. Dr Nazneen is one of the contributors in promoting One Health since its inception and currently a member of NCC, One Health Bangladesh.

Biography

Dr. Kazi Mohammad Hassan Ameen

Dr Kazi Mohammad Hassan Ameen a medical graduate with a Master of Public Health (Community Medicine) under his belt, is a passionate supporter of “One Health.” His path emphasizes the connection between animal health, human health, and environmental well-being by fusing medical knowledge with public health understanding. As an enthusiastic supporter, Dr Ameen regularly participates in cross-disciplinary projects that tackle global health issues. He demonstrates the concepts of “One Health,” promoting a better future for ecosystems and communities alike, with a dedication to all-encompassing solutions.

Biography

Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mannan

Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mannan has been working as an Assistant Professor, in the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology under the Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Bangladesh since December 2018. Dr. MA Mannan completed his doctoral studies from Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) in 2017. He has completed his MS degree in Microbiology from Bangladesh Agricultural University. He completed his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from CVASU in 2007. After completing graduation, he worked at the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), the Department of Livestock Services (DLS), and 2 renowned private sectors like MM Agha Limited and Mega Group in Bangladesh.

As an Assistant Professor, he brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to SAU. He is committed to fostering the next generation of scientific minds, imparting his expertise through engaging lectures, research, networking, mentorship, hands-on laboratory experiences, and training. He has supervised five and co-supervised four MS students. Recognized for his outstanding contributions, Dr. MA Mannan has authored 17 peer-reviewed research articles in reputed journals. He has completed seven most demanding research projects in time till now. He has enough expertise in microbiological research, disease surveillance, and policy making.

Biography

Dr. Sajeda Sultana

Dr. Sajeda Sultana is now an Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pathology under the faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. Before that, she worked as a Veterinary Surgeon in the Department of Livestock Services at 27th BCS cadre. She obtained Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), an MS in Pathology and a PhD in Pathology from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh. She completed the post-graduate diploma on Avian Diseases conducted by Ecole Nationale Veterinaire of Alfort & France & SAU, Dhaka in 2017. She published 19 proceedings and 15 original research articles in peer-reviewed journals. She awarded as the best Poster Presenter at 26th International BSVER conference. Her research interests are gross & histopathology, vaccine biotechnology, molecular diagnostic pathology, zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases etc. She has several published research papers on zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases in animals. She also works as a Resource person in the Food and Agricultural Organisations (FAO). She is an executive member of Bangladesh Veterinary Association and World Veterinary Poultry Association of Bangladesh. She also engaged as a life member of different professional forums Bangladesh Society for Safe Food, Bangladesh Veterinary Pedagogy Forum and Bangladesh Veterinary Council etc.

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