Mymensingh Medical College hosts discussion, rally on dengue outbreak
Mymensingh Correspondent
A discussion meeting and awareness rally were organized at Mymensingh Medical College to address the escalating dengue outbreak across Bangladesh and strengthen clinical responses.
Jointly organized by Mymensingh Medical College (MMC) and the Bangladesh Society of Medicine (Mymensingh Branch), the discussion took place on September 12 at 9:00 am at the MMC Zia Auditorium. MMC Principal Professor Dr. Mostafa Zahid Kamal chaired the session, while Department of Medicine Professor Dr. Mohammad Emdad Ullah Khan delivered the keynote address.
Key speakers included Mymensingh Medical College Hospital Deputy Director Dr. Md. Zakiul Islam, MMC Vice-Principal Professor Dr. Md. Badar Uddin, MMC Medicine Department Head Professor Dr. Md. Khorshed Alam, and Bangladesh Society of Medicine Mymensingh Branch Convener Dr. Golam Rahman Bhuiyan, alongside Dr. Imrul Hasan. The program was co-moderated by Dr. Sadia Farzana and Dr. Lutfe Jannat Leena.
Panelists emphasized the urgency of vector control, rapid clinical diagnosis, and heightened public vigilance against mosquito-borne infections. Following the seminar, faculty members, medical consultants, and undergraduate and postgraduate students led an awareness rally across the medical college premises to advocate preventive health measures.
