Advanced Covid-19 clinical management course launched for Bangladeshi doctors

A web-based advanced Covid-19 clinical management course has been launched for Bangladeshi doctors considering the current situation.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque last night launched the course, developed by Brown University, USA, based on their internationally renowned course curricula.

The course is aligned with Bangladesh's national case management and critical care guidelines and was reviewed and endorsed by a working group of national experts under the Directorate General of Health Service's (DGHS) leadership.

This free, self-learning, and pre-recorded course, with videos and interactive modules, is meant for doctors in Bangladesh who are involved in Covid-19 clinical case management.

It is developed with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the US government's leading development agency.

Zahid Maleque thanked everyone involved in the development of this online course.

As part of its continuous support to the government of Bangladesh in its Covid-19 response, USAID, through its 'MaMoni Maternal and Newborn Care Strengthening Project (MNCSP): Emergency Response to Covid-19 Pandemic' implemented by Save the Children and its partners, has been supporting multiple capacity building initiatives to enhance the knowledge and clinical skills of Bangladeshi doctors and other frontline workers.

Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Additional Director General (Planning and Development), DGHS; Prof Dr Mohammad Shahidullah, Chairman, Covid-19 National Advisory Committee and President, Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC); Professor Dr. Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General (Administration), DGHS; Xerses Sidhwa, Director of Office of Population, Health, Nutrition, and Education (OPHNE) of USAID Bangladesh; and Onno Van Manen, Country Director of Save the Children in Bangladesh were present.

Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, Director, DGHS presided over the event.

Dr Ruhul Abid, Associate Professor, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, Watson Institute; Executive Faculty Member, Brown Global Health Initiative made a brief demonstration on the course at the event, joined by over 150 attendees from all over the country.