Sunday, 6 October 2024

Mamun Al Mahtab Shwapnil

Medical Scientist
Sat, 18 Nov 23

Mamun Al Mahtab is a Bangladeshi hepatologist, medical scientist, author, and columnist. With 290 publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals to his credit, Mahtab is currently working as the Head, Division of Interventional Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). In 1998, he graduated from the University of London with an MSc in gastroenterology, and then in 2006, he obtained an MD in hepatology at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Mahtab is the chief investigator for the GBPD060 clinical study of the Bangladesh-developed SARS-CoV-2 mRNA candidate. He is also the lead researcher on NASVAC's Phase I/II and III clinical studies. Mahtab was jointly awarded the ‘Premio Nacional' from the Cuban Academy of Sciences for the discovery of NASVAC in 2019. He organizes awareness-raising programs on liver diseases across the country in addition to inventing the NASVAC[4] drug aiming to offer an effective solution to Hepatitis B at an affordable price for mass people in Bangladesh.

Concerns about the increase in price of medicines again

Health

Sun, 28 Jan 24

Concerns about the increase in price of medicines again

When the formidable Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe were gripped by Perestroika in the 1990s, the impact of those upheavals resonated from one corner of the world to another. At that time, Cuba was one of the few countries that survived the perestroika’s impact and still exists. However, it was expected that Cuba would be at the very beginning of the list of captured countries one after another in Europe. This expectation was plausible because the country is situated just ninety miles away from the United States.

Smart health sector in Smart Bangladesh: Achievements, preparedness, prospects

Smart Bangladesh

Sat, 18 Nov 23

Smart health sector in Smart Bangladesh: Achievements, preparedness, prospects

At the end of the successful journey towards Digital Bangladesh, the next destination for Bangladesh is now a Smart Bangladesh. All our roads are now one-way centric path guided by the visionary and pragmatic Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The health sector is no exception to this overarching vision. I think anyone would agree with me that when a country embarks on a digital journey, the starting point is generally the gateway of healthcare services. In this regard, Bangladesh is somewhat an exception, maybe our health sector is a bit behind in this regard.