1 The most recent influx of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh began following attacks at Myanmar security forces in August 2017. By October 2017, well over half a million Rohingya refugees had crossed border from Myanmar to enter Bangladesh since the attacks. More than half of all these refugees were children and women including a high number of pregnant […]
On 9 September, 2018 The EMK Center, Department of Biomedical Physics & Technology of the University of Dhaka, Dhaka University Science Society, and Relevant Science and Technology Society, Bangladesh joined efforts in introducing the “Science for Mankind Research Award’ aiming to motivate the young generation to pursure career in science. ideSHi participated in the program with
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As part of ideSHi’s monthly Thalassemia carrier screening program a camp was run on 09 September, 2018 organized in partnership with Rotary Club of Dhaka North at Energy Point, Tejgaon, Dhaka. The program was focused upon creating awareness among the employees of the company followed by a Blood specimen collection drive for free carrier screening.
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The National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB) organized the National Biotechnology Fair, 2018 at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheater on 7-8 September 2018 in order to create awareness and increase commercialization of Biotechnology in Bangladesh based on education and research. ideSHi participated in the fair and showcased its achievements in the field of biotechnology.
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Dr. Md Sazzadul Islam, Adjunct Assistant Scientist at ideSHi presented his idea entitled “Screening for silver resistance genes and identification of plasmid or chromosome-mediated resistance genes of bacterial isolates from burn wounds” at the The Transformers Roadshow: Science, Technology and Innovation Competition which took place on September 8th and 9th, and was organized by the Islamic
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The findings obtained from the study “Determination of Prevalence of Thalassemia” was formally shared with the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) through a dissemination ceremony held on 11 August, 2018 at the IPH Building Conference Room, Mohakhali , Dhaka. The Director General of DGHS, Professor Dr. Abul Kalam Azad graced the program as the
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For decades fighting communicable diseases have been the principal focus in Bangladesh. So much so that little attention was put in studying and preventing non-communicable diseases. These non-communicable diseases include inherited genetic disorders that affect a significant portion of the population. Among the noncommunicable diseases, thalassemia is the most common congenital single gene disorder in
Recently,The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) awarded ideSHi a research grant for studying colistin resistance in Bangladesh. The emergence and rapid global outreach of bacterial mobile elements-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1 & mcr-2) in Enterobacterial species isolated from human and various meat samples, has raised serious concern. The indiscriminate use of colistin in poultry, dairy, livestock and
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For decades fighting communicable diseases have been the principal focus in Bangladesh. So much so that little attention was put in studying and preventing non-communicable diseases. These non-communicable diseases include inherited genetic disorders that affect a significant portion of the population. Among the noncommunicable diseases, thalassemia is the most common congenital single gene disorder in
ideSHi extended its laboratory facilities to a new premise situated at Hosaf High Tower (8 th Floor), 09 Mohakhali Commercial Area, Dhaka 1212. The inauguration ceremony was held on 28 March 2018. Honorable Director General, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh, Professor A. K. Azad, graced the ceremony as
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