On the 8th of January 2022, ideSHi conducted the “Thalassemia Awareness and Free Carrier Screening Program” in Ruqayyah Hall of the University of Dhaka, sponsored by First Security Islami Bank (FSIBL).
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On November 21, Ms. Eva Sebbane and Mr. Eric Nerrienet from Fondation Mérieux visited the new ideSHi campus in Kalshi, Dhaka. During this visit, ideSHi researchers and staff joined the delegates in discussing the growth and direction of the institute with regards to the improved and expanded laboratory facilities, which were showcased to the visitors
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Thalassemia can be prevented – with this belief, ideSHi co-founder Prof. Syed Saleheen Qadri started the thalassemia awareness and free screening programs across Bangladesh. Since its inception in 2017, ideSHi has visited many higher-educational institutions to spread the word about thalassemia. Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. This means that this disease is not
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ideSHi lead Dr. Firdausi Qadri has been awarded the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Award for her contributions to infectious disease control, vaccine developments, and clinical trials in Bangladesh. This award is considered to be Asia’s Nobel Prize, and is a great honor that acknowledges Dr. Qadri’s widespread impact on the field of immunology. Dr. Firdausi Qadri
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Working for the Institute for developing Science and Health Initiatives (ideSHi) offers a unique opportunity to gain scientific experience and develop skills in the research sector. In collaboration with Jason B Harris and Regina C LaRocque laboratory from Mass General Hospital, USA, ideSHi has issued a circular for Global Health Fellow in Bangladesh tenable from 1st of September,
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We are pleased to announce that Dr Zannat Kawser has been awarded the Jason B Harris Fellowship for research and career development in the field of infectious diseases and public health. This is the first JBH Fellowship award and it will be for a period of one year starting from 1st July 2020. Congratulations Zannat
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In honour of Dr. Jason B. Harris – a scientist, pediatrician, and father who has applied the tools of science to make children healthier in Bangladesh and around the world, ideSHi announced the “Global Health Fellowship”. The fellowship will support a candidate, who would not otherwise have such an opportunity, to work at ideSHi for one year. The
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Register for an at-home COVID-19 RT-PCR test here. As the COVID-19 pandemic puts an enormous strain on world public health infrastructures, public health professionals face a challenge unprecedented since the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. Scientists from around the globe has responded with openness and unparalleled speed, investigating the SARS-CoV-2 virus aiming at developing new
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On occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO on 11 February 2020 announced the names of five winners for the 22nd L’Oréal-Unesco for Women in Science Awards. Dr. Firdausi Qadri, an eminent scientist, well known for leading the Mucosal Immunology and Vaccinology Unit of the Infectious Diseases
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“While thalassaemia poses as a big health threat, Bangladesh remains unprepared to deal with the disorder. The government has declared that it will eliminate thalassaemia in the country within 10 years, yet it has no preparation in this regard whatsoever. They have the slogan ‘No thalassaemia in Bangladesh by 2028’, which concerned persons see as
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