A scientific seminar on ‘Dengue: Country Overview and Clinical Management’ was held in the Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia on 23 June 2022, which was organized by the Department of Public Heath, Daffodil International University (DIU) and supported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐ซ. ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐-๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ of the Daffodil International University was present as the Chief Guest and the ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ-๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐. ๐. ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ and the ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ. ๐. ๐. ๐. ๐
๐๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ช๐ฎ๐ of the DIU were also present in the seminar as special guests. The seminar was presided by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ, the Head, Department of Public Heath, DIU. The Honorable Vice-Chancellor of DIU candidly cited this type of awareness program timely which he hoped to be continued in future as part of the social responsibility. Both the Hon’ble special guests requested to the Department of Public Health and the DGHS to organize the Dengue Sources Destruction Program as follow-up program.
Seminar’s ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ, country’s renowned entomologist and Professor of Jahangirnagar University, emphasized on covering, emptying and cleaning of domestic water storage containers on regular basis to combat the dengue bearing aedes mosquito. Representatives from National Malaria Elimination & Aedes Transmitted Control Program, DGHS ๐๐ซ. ๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ช๐ฎ๐ explored the recent scenarios of dengue cases and its deaths experienced in Dhaka city and across the country as well. After the seminar, a Dengue Awareness Rally was proceeded around the campus.