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James P Grant School of Public Health of Brac University Celebrated Its 20th Anniversary at the Westin Dhaka

Brac University James P Grant School of Public Health celebrated its 20th anniversary with a daylong event at the Westin Dhaka. Event attended by global public health leaders, academics, and experts, featured remarks from Laura Reichenbach, dean of Brac JPGSPH, and Syed Ferhat Anwar, vice-chancellor of Brac University. Tamara Hasan Abed, chairperson of the board of trustees, also attended. Jon E. Rohde, senior Lown Scholar at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, shared a video message. Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief advisor, praised the school’s contributions to public health, justice, and equity. Two expert panels, titled ‘Public Health Research and Future Needs’ and ‘Public Health Education: Adapting to Meet Emerging Public Health Challenges’, addressed key challenges and opportunities in public health education and research.