Category: Story

Key Stakeholder Message: Dr. Halida Hanum Akhter

Dr. Halida Hanum Akhter, Chairman, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS): I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the Bangladesh Urban Health Network (BUHN), Eminence Bangladesh, and all collaborating partners for organizing thi...

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Key Stakeholder Message: Dr. Kedar Marahatta

Dr. Kedar Marahatta, Mental Health Specialist, WHO Nepal: I sincerely appreciate the Bangladesh Urban Health Network (BUHN), Eminence Bangladesh, and all collaborating partners for organizing this important dialogue on strengthening mental ...

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Key Stakeholder Message: Md. Mamunur Rashid

Md. Mamunur Rashid,Joint Secretary (WHO Health Section), Health Services Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:  A resilient healthcare system extends beyond the delivery of clinical services; it also requires effective systems fo...

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Key Stakeholder Message: Captain Raquib Uddin BN (Retd....

Captain Raquib Uddin BN (Retd.), Director, PRISM Bangladesh Foundation (PBF): Medical waste management is no longer simply an environmental concern; it is a critical public health and urban governance issue. As Bangladesh continues to urbanize a...

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Key Stakeholder Message: Dr. Dewan Md. Emdadul Haque

Dr. Dewan Md. Emdadul Haque, Health Manager, UNICEF Bangladesh Reflecting on the recent knowledge-sharing dialogue, I am encouraged by the depth of engagement and the shared recognition among stakeholders that Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs)...

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Key Stakeholder Message: Ms. Shaila Purvin

Ms. Shaila Purvin,Chief Executive Officer, Surjer Hashi Network As someone who has spent years working closely with underserved urban communities, I have witnessed firsthand both the immense potential and the persistent gaps within Bangladesh’s...

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Key Stakeholder Message: Prof. Zahidul Quayyum

Prof. Zahidul Quayyum, Professor (Health Economics) and Director Research, BRAC James P Grant School of public Health & Vice-President, BUHN: Digital innovation and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solutions in urban health are opening up a pro...

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Key Stakeholder Message: Md Shahrir Habib

Md. Shahrir Habib; Postgraduate Student, MS, Business Analytics, Aston University and Former Operations Manager, Augmedix, Bangladesh: Artificial intelligence might change public health in urban Bangladesh by making it possible to find disease outbre...

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Urban Voices - Nahidul Haque Nahin

Nahidul Haque Nahin, MBA student, Dhaka University Rapid urbanization is reshaping cities across the globe, particularly in developing countries where urban growth is occurring at an unprecedented pace. While cities are often seen as engines of e...

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Key Stakeholders Message - Dr. Halida Hanum Akhter

Dr. Halida Hanum Akhter, Chairman, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) is not merely a humanitarian organization; it is a symbol of reliable trust in disaster management and the service of distressed humanit...

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Shah Imam Ali Reza

Additional Secretary (Planning), Health Services Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: “Universal Health Coverage (UHC) remains a critical target under Sustainable Development Goal 3.8, requiring us to improve the quality of health s...

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Dr. Mohammed Eunus Ali

Director Institute of Public Health Nutrition (IPHN) On behalf of the Institute of Public Health Nutrition (IPHN), we reaffirm our strong commitment to advancing nutrition-sensitive urban health systems in Bangladesh at a time when rapid urbanisa...

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