Meerjady Sabrina Flora is a Bangladeshi physician, professor of epidemiology and public health specialist. She is the additional director general of Directorate General of Health Services (planning and development).[1] Previously, she headed the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR),[2] the apex center for conducting disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, disease control, epidemic prevention and research in Bangladesh.
Meerjady Sabrina Flora | |
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মীরজাদী সেব্রিনা ফ্লোরা | |
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| Additional DG(P&D) of Directorate General of Health Services | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sanya Tahmina Jhora |
| Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research | |
| In office 2016–2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmudur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Tahmina Shirin |
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | |
She is a fellow of the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research. She is also the vice president of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes.[3]
Biography
editFlora enrolled in Dhaka Medical College in 1983.[4] After obtaining her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree, she worked in several multinational institutions.[4] She received her master's degree in epidemiology from the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM) and she received her PhD degree from the University of Cambridge.[4]
Later, she worked at the Bangladesh Medical Research Council for three years as the Assistant Director. She joined NIPSOM afterwards as the Assistant Professor of the Department of Epidemiology and was promoted to a Professor gradually.[4] She was appointed as the Director of the IEDCR in 2016 and add'l director general of DGHS in 2020.[5]
She was admitted to a Singapore hospital for medical treatment after falling ill and she recovered subsequently. [6]
Activities
editAs the Director of IEDCR she has implemented lots of surveillance activities, research, oversaw emergencies while ensuring screening measures for ZIKA, MERS-CoV etc. at Dhaka Airport. Her team also dealt with the Chikungunya outbreak in 2017 and is currently overseeing the death review committee for the recent dengue outbreak.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Meerjady was the focal person of the COVID-19 situation in Bangladesh as the head of IEDCR until her promotion.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Prof Sabrina Flora made new additional director general of DGHS". The Business Standard. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "IEDCR chief Meerjady Sabrina made DGHS additional director general". Dhaka Tribune. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Executive Board, IANPHI". ianphi.org. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Women in Science". Ice Today. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Sabrina Flora made additional DG of DGHS". banglanews24.com. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Prof Sabrina Flora to return home today". The Business Standard. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "IEDCR director Meerjady promoted to health directorate ADG". New Age. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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