JU student Hirok gets Joy Bangla Youth Award
JU Correspondent
Mohammad Hirok Sheikh, a student of Pharmacy Department of Jahangirnagar University, received ‘Joy Bangla Youth Award 2023’ on Saturday for leading a medicine-based online platform named ‘Clear Concept’.
Sajib Wazed Joy, Chairman of the Center for Research and Information (CRI) and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Information Technology handed over the award to him at the Sheikh Hasina National Youth Development Center in Savar.
Besides, 12 youth organizations across the country have won prizes in six categories in the seventh edition of the event.
Hirok's 'Clear Concept' with more than 250 active members of 35 universities and medical colleges across the country have been working for promoting health protection and awareness since 2019 with the slogan ‘Ensure proper and safe use of medicines'.
It also works on medicine-related content, spreading awareness among people about side effects of the drugs, antibiotic resistance, human health, pregnancy category medicine, and OTC medicine, addressing misconceptions and preventing medication misuse.
