Country Director
South Asia Field Epidemiology and Technology Network (SAFETYNET), Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Dr. Syed Abul Hassan Md Abdullah
MBBS, MPH (Epidemiology), DTM&H (Mahidol university, Thailand), Adv Training in Health care program Management, (Harvard University, USA)
Current position: Country Director, South Asia Field Epidemiology &Technology Network (SAFETYNET) Bangladesh Country Office.
I am an experienced Public Health Epidemiologist. Motivated experienced health care professional served 24 years in Bangladesh army in the field of public health and Health care management. I am seasoned with shouldering various responsibilities and challenges in home and abroad. My Team leader experiences as Commander of various Military Hospital provided splendid exposure to plan, execute and coordinate medical support service in war and peace time. Three times deployment in UN peacekeeping operation allowed me to exercise skills in international arena and enriched capabilities to handle the challenges of most critical situation. As a consultant of US CDC, I engaged with the Infection Prevention Control program of Ministry of Health and contributed in various way. I contributed as one of the Expertise to develop the National IPC guideline of Bangladesh. As a Country Head of Safetynet Bangladesh, since its inception in 2020, I have successfully implemented a good number of Public health program in collaboration with US CDC, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Local Govt and other National and international partners.