Friday, March 9, 2012

Immunization Day at IUBAT

Rotary Clubs world-wide sponsor child immunization programs, usually coinciding with government initiatives. IUBAT has strong connections with Rotary Club of Greater Dhaka which provided the vaccines for the national polio eradication drive held last February. Using the IUBAT campus, this annual event attracts local residents of all ages. Under the guidance of faculty member RN Shamsun Nahar, IUBAT College of Nursing students organize the event, register clients and administer vaccines. In time, we hope to develop a primary health care clinic to serve the neighbourhood shanty-dwellers.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Strengthening our partnership with United Hospital

United Hospital Limited is one of the best hospitals in Bangladesh. IUBAT Nursing students practice medical-surgical nursing on its cardiac, general medicine and neurosciences wards. Visiting faculty provide workshops for the nursing staff there. In early 2012, UHL opened its own nursing school. Karen Lund and Alex Berland toured the facility and delivered a gift of textbooks, visiting with UHL Director Education, Mme. Hanufa Ahmed (L), Vice-Principal, Major Nazneen (C) and  Principal, RN Momtaz Khanum (R). We look forward to on-going collaboration to strengthen nurse education in Bangladesh.

 

 

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

8th Year Anniversary

Eight years ago, volunteers from Mid-Main Community Health Centre in Vancouver started their collaboration with the College of Nursing at IUBAT. In February 2004, the Registrar of the Bangladesh Nursing Council (RN Hosne Ara Begum) inaugurated the nursing program as part of a function held at the IUBAT campus with a large number of senior members of the BNC present. This photo from that occasion shows IUBAT Vice-Chancellor, Dr. M. Alimullah Miyan (centre), National Professor Dr. M. R. Khan, as well as Bangladesh Health Project Director, RN Alex Berland. Eight years later we can claim 22 graduates who have been praised by national and international nurses and doctors for their excellent practice!