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Currently the second batch of the BRAC SPH students are having their first semester classes at Savar. ICDDR,B has minimum involvement with the School of Public Health during the first semester of the course apart from a few ICDDRB staff members offering lectures or attending students? presentations. But students will have regular and active attachment with ICDDR,B once they start their second semester in Dhaka, which includes holding classes in ICDDRB seminar rooms, lectures by ICDDRB staff members, use of the library , laboratories and visiting the hospital area.

ICDDR,B Award for Best MPH Student

Two awards to two students selected based on the quality of their research were presented at a ceremony at ICDDR,B on 26 January 2006 - the ?Abed Award? and the second the ?Dr William B Greenough? award. A committee to select the students from a short-list of 4-5 students was integrated with members of the faculty from the JPG SPH and two from ICDDR,B. Dr. Abbas Bhuiya and Dr A Cravioto were nominated to represent ICDDR,B in the selection committee.

Visit by BRAC Students

Twenty-five new selected for the MPH program at the JPG School visited ICDDR,B on 19 February. After receiving a welcome from the Executive Director they were divided into sub-groups and guided through the Centre by members of the staff from each of the Divisions. The visit concluded with Tea in the Executive Director?s Conference Room. A copy of the Students Profile was circulated to the CD prior to their visit.

The students found the visit to the Centre?s facilities extremely useful and entertaining and were pleased to get to know some of the staff who will mentor them during the second semester of the course which will be held at ICDDR,B.

Bioethics workshop and Lectures

Dr. Alejandro Cravioto together with Dr Richard A Cash and Mr Amar Jesani (India) together with Dr Aliya Nahid (ICDDR,B) and Ms Sabina Rashid (BRAC) organized a workshop to train trainers starting 26 February. Dr Cash suggested that the Centre should focus on ethical issues for longitudinal surveys and has therefore proposed a 5-day ½ day workshop of 13-15 persons with 2-3 from the School of Public Health. The workshop included staff from all divisions.

The lectures were well attended by ICDDR,B staff and everybody enjoyed the lectures and the workshop. The assistance of Mr. Amar Jesani and Dr Richard Cash was much appreciated. A follow-up session will be held later in the year together with a group of lectures.