Supporting nurse educators

Long-time BHP supporter, Dr. Gopal Verma (dark suit) invited Alex Berland to speak to students and faculty at East-West Nursing College in Dhaka during Alex’s latest visit. It was also an opportunity to pass along textbooks donated to BHP by the BC College of Nurses and Midwives.

As the IUBAT College of Nursing is now well-established, BHP efforts have focused on developing educational resources and support for other projects, including the global Open Access work of Nurses International, the elder care program of Sajida Health Care and a rural home care program. We are still awaiting final approval for the IUBAT Masters in Public Health program that will emphasize advanced education opportunities for nurses. At the outset, we hope to recruit international faculty volunteers to teach some classes remotely.

IUBAT graduate publishes op-ed

IUBAT BScN grad, Mohammad Ali, recently published an article on unnecessary c-section in Bangladesh that appeared in The Daily Star, one of the country’s leading English-language newspapers. Ali is now working in Sweden as a nurse in the department of plastic surgery at Uppsala University Hospital. He completed an MPH in Sweden with a dissertation on the topic of reproductive health in Bangladesh. After gaining more clinical experience abroad, he hopes to continue his studies and contribute to professional development of nurses in Bangladesh.

MPH Program at IUBAT in final review

In early summer 2021, the University Grants Commission returned our initial MPH application with reviewer’s comments. Under the leadership of IUBAT Prof. Dr. Hasnat Alamgir, BHP volunteers John Richards, Nazmul Huda and Alex Berland made the necessary revisions and re-submitted the application. In this photo, we are using a systems-thinking approach to discuss the course on maternal health services in Bangladesh. Due to the Covid pandemic we don’t expect formal student recruitment until late 2021, aiming for a program start in January 2022.