Doctors, health researchers to join conference on non-communicable diseases
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), icddr,b and British Medical Journal (BMJ), who recently formed a tripartite initiative called 'Clinical Research Platform, Bangladesh', will organise the two-day conference from October 20 in Dhaka.
BSMMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Kanak Kanti Barua at a press briefing on Thursday said NCDs are rising in Bangladesh.
"In 1990, seven out of 10 deaths were related to communicable or infectious diseases. But now it's just reversed - seven out of 10 deaths are due to NCDs," he said.
The conference is aimed at developing a "strong platform and strengthening research collaborations" between clinicians and public health researchers in Bangladesh.
It also offers an opportunit...
Click here to read full article from source
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.