SDG - 3
Current collaborations with health institutions Have current collaborations with local, national, or global health institutions to improve health and well-being outcomes.
1. International Collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) for Technical Support for the 5th Malaria Joint Monitoring Mission (JMM-5):
Under the collaboration between World Health Organization (WHO) and DIU, the Public Health Department of the university provided unbiased recommendations for the National Malaria Elimination efforts in the country. The DIU researchers contributed to the:
1. Analysis of existing program data, and relevant documents pertaining to health systems, private sector, other public sector organizations to provide relevant recommendations, based on their expertise local knowledge.
2. Expert technical inputs based on relevant local context to develop the checklists, and other technical documents during the preparatory phase of the JMM.
3. Field visits to Dhaka/Gazipur, Bandarban, Cox’s Bazar, Rajshahi / Chapai Nawabganj, Sylhet etc. stakeholder meetings, dissemination meetings to support the national program and international experts in their technical and advocacy efforts.
4. Drafting of the final JMM-5 report and include relevant implementable recommendations, based on their knowledge of the country context.
International Collaborations:
2. National Collaboration with Bangladesh Medical Research Council
The Public Health Department of DIU has been conducting a research project entitled “Health problems of University Students Due to Smartphone Addiction" in collaboration with Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) under HPNSP. Prof. Dr. Md. Shahjahan from the Public Health Department of DIU is leading the project to identify the health-related problems resulting from excessive use of smartphones and how the problem can be solved.
3. Contribution to the Major Medical Journals of Bangladesh (Local Collaboration)
Prof. Dr. Md. Shahjahan, Department of Public Health Department of Daffodil International University contributed to the workshop on “Orientation of Editors and Reviewers of Four Major Medical Journals of Bangladesh '' as an expert in this field. He is also contributing to the DIU Journal of Allied Health Sciences.
National Collaborations:
4. Local Collaborations of DIU Medical Center to ensure Good Health and Wellbeing of Students and Staff
- The DIU Medical center has local collaboration with CARDIO CARE SPECIALISED & GENERAL HOSPITAL, UTTARA, DHAKA. Under the collaboration, every student, Teachers, and Employees get a 30% discount on every medical test and consultancy.
- The DIU Medical center has local collaboration with IBN SINA DIAGNOSTIC & IMAGING CENTER. Under the collaboration, every student, Teachers, and Employees get a 30% discount on every medical test and consultancy.
Link: https://daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/medical/medical-center-collaboration
5. Collaboration with Government on premarital sextual behavior and associated risk on reproductive health Research
Dr. Md. Kamrul Hossain, Associate Professor of DIU, as a consultant, collaborated with the Planning Commission under Ministry of Planning, Government People's Republic of Bangladesh in research on premarital sextual behavior and associated risk on reproductive health. He also delivered a presentation on perception of female students of universities on premarital sextual behavior and associated risk on reproductive health at the Social Science Research Council of the Planning Commission highlighting the findings and recommendations of the research project. The findings of the research project will pave the way for reducing the risk associated with premarital sex and reproductive health of females.
6. Collaboration with National Liver Foundation (Bhabanipur Project)
In order to create a research hub where different public health interventions will be able to apply, the Department of Public Health of Daffodil International University has been working in collaboration with the National Liver Foundation at Bhabanipur area located at Birulia, Savar of Bangladesh.
7. Collaboration with BCSIR, Government of Bangladesh
The Department of Public Health of DIU has been working with the Bangladesh Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) on a research project entitled “Seroprevalence Survey of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies response in Bangladesh: A population-based epidemiological study”.
8. Collaboration with WHO-Bangladesh to Organize WHO’s World Health Assembly Simulation 2023
As part of celebration for 75th anniversary of WHO, Bangladesh Medical Students' Society (BMSS) in partnership with the Department of Public Health of Daffodil International University organized the mega event on "WHO Simulation 2023" with support from the World Health Organization Bangladesh. The WHO Simulation 2023 was an opportunity for the medical students to come together and share their experiences and knowledge to better prepare for and respond to health emergencies.
WHO Link: https://www.who.int/bangladesh/news/detail/16-05-2023-who-s-world-health-assembly-simulation-2023