Date: October 9, 2023
Location: First Floor, Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Convention
Hall, BSMMU, Dhaka, Bangladesh
The conference will also be live-streamed for online audiences.
Time: 07.30 – 17:30 IST / 02:00 – 12:00 UTC
October 9, 2023 (Monday)
08:00 am – 08:30 am | Registration
08:30 am – 08:35 am | Welcome remarks
Dr Bhishmaraj Srivastava, Editorial Lead- MSF Asia Scientific Days
08:35 am – 08:45 am | Opening Remarks
Dr Fariha Haseen, Member Secretary, Steering Committee, BSMMU, MSF Asia Scientific Days 2023
08:45 am – 09:15 am | Keynote Address
Dr Firdausi Qadri, Senior Scientist, Enteric and Respiratory Infections
Infectious Diseases Division, ICDDRB
09:15 am – 10:15 am | Abstract Presentation: Tuberculosis
High prevalence of bedaquiline and linezolid resistance in XDR TB Dr Pramila Singh, Medical Activity Manger-Mumbai DRTB Project, MSF Influence of Comprehensive Support Strategy on Treatment and Follow-up Compliance Sonali Bhattacharjee, Counselor Educator, Delhi SGBV Project, MSF Results of lymph node sample testing with GeneXpert MTB/XDR cartridges Martin Okonji, Medical Laboratory Referent, MSF Implementation and feasibility of digital chest X-ray coupled to computer-aided detection in tuberculosis active case finding in Tondo (Manila), Philippines. Dr Trishna Angelie Thadhani, Medical Doctor, MSF |
Chair: Dr Parvati Nair, GHHM South Asia Course Coordinator, MSF
10:15 am – 11:15 am | Panel Discussion: Neglected Tropical Diseases: Gaps and Opportunities for South Asian Scenario
Dr Kavita Singh, South Asia Director, DNDi
Prof Dr.Neelika Malavige, Head-Dengue Global Programme & Scientific Affairs, DNDi
Dr Fabiana Alves, NTD Leishmaniasis- Mycetoma Cluster Director, DNDi
Dr Md. Khalequzzaman, Associate Professor- Public Health & Informatics Dept, BSMMU
Moderator: Dr Farhat Mantoo, Executive Director, MSF South Asia
11:30 am – 11:30 am | Tea Break
11:30 am – 12:45 pm | Abstract Presentation: Non-Communicable Disease
Programmatic & Sociocultural aspects of preventing and managing cervical cancer in Bangladesh
Dr Fariha Haseen, Associate Professor- Public Health & Informatics Dept, BSMMU
EEG in Neonatal Seizure: Prediction of Neurodevelopmental Outcome
Dr Kazi Ashraful Islam, Assistant Professor-Pediatric Neurology Dept, BSMMU
Mental Health Impact among Conflict-affected Population of Laiza, Kachin State in Myanmar
Dr Yan Lin Aung, Psychiatrist, Laiza General Hospital, Kachin State
Understanding the characteristics, care-seeking pathway, and medical services provided to sexual and gender-based violence survivors in Kamrangirchar, Dhaka
Dr Sohana Sadique, Epidemiologist, MSF
Situation of Child Rights to Protection in the Slum Settlement of Urban Dhaka in the Covid-19
Dr Fatema Khandakar, Research Officer, Public Health Informatics Dept, BSMMU
Chair: Dr Sohel Reza Choudhury, Professor & Head, Department of Epidemiology & Research, National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute, Dhaka
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm | Inauguration Ceremony
Chief Guest: Hon’ble Prof Dr Md. Sharfuddin Ahmed- Vice Chancellor, BSMMU Dr Syed Shariful Islam, Professor- Public Health Informatics Dept, BSMMU Dr. Bijoy Kumer Paul, Associate Professor and Chairman (In Charge)-Public Health & Informatics Dept, BSMMU, Dr Fariha Haseen, Member Secretary, Steering Committee, BSMMU, MSF Asia Scientific Days 2023 Dr Farhat Mantoo: Executive Director, MSF-South Asia Claudio Miglietta- Country Representative, MSF- Bangladesh |
01:15 pm – 02:00 pm | Lunch Break
02:00 pm – 03:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Towards Eliminating HCV: Countries Experiences on HCV Screening & Micro Elimination Strategies
Dr Wasim Firuz, Project Medical Referent, HCV, MSF Bangladesh Dr Khawar Aslam, Project Medical Referent, HCV, MSF Pakistan Prof Dr Md. Nazmul Islam, Director- Disease Control & Line- Director, CDC, DGHS, Bangladesh Dr Rosaida Hj Md Said, Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist Sultan Idris Shah Serdang Hospital, Malaysia |
Moderator: Dr Farah Hossain, Deputy Cell Manager, MSF Tokyo
03:00 pm-04:30 pm | Abstract Presentation: Forcibly Displaced Population and Associated Health Response
The experience of using a children’s immunization application in a refugee setting (Jordan) and high-security setting (Cameroon)
Dr Ziad Khatib, Associate Professor -Global Health, Karolinska Institute
Experiences of Rohingya Women in Accessing Healthcare in Malaysia
Dr Surendran Rajaratnam, Senior Lecturer, National University of Malaysia
Cholera surveillance among forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Dr Ashraful Khan, Scientist, ICDDRB
Scabies in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A Retrospective Analysis of the Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Cases, 2022-2023
Dr Temmy Sunyoto, Senior Operational Research Advisor, (LuxOR) MSF
The role of spirituality in end-of-life care within MSF contexts: An example from Cox’s Bazar
Dr Rachel Yantzi, PhD Research Scholar, McMaster University, Canada
Primary Health Care in two refugee camps at the Thai-Myanmar border 2000-2018
Dr Oliver Mohr, Public Health Consultant
Chair: Anthony Caswell Perez, Deputy Country Representative, Cox’s Bazar, MSF
04:30 pm – 05:00 pm | Mini Panel Discussion
Factors Associated with Depression among Older People in an Urban Area of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr K M Thouhidur Rahman, Senior Research Officer, Public Health Informatics Dept, BSMMU
Non-communicable diseases related to health-seeking behaviour of indigenous older adults residing in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
Dr Rajan Talukder, Medical Officer, DGHS, Bangladesh
Moderator: Prof Dr Mostafa Zaman, Public Health Informatics Dept, BSMMU
05:00 pm – 05:15 pm | Tea Break
05:15 pm – 05:45 pm | Closing Ceremony & Vote of Thanks
Professor Dr MD. Moniruzzaman Khan, Pro Vice-Chancellor, BSMMU
05:45 pm – 06:15 pm | Cultural Program
Disclaimer: The agenda is subject to change.
