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BCCP and NTCC Organized a Consultative Workshop to Identify the Future Tobacco Control Research Need

A Consultative Workshop to Identify and Prioritize the Future Tobacco Control Research Needs in Bangladesh was held on October 29, 2017, at CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka. National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC) of the Health Service Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP) jointly organized the workshop. Around 40 professionals represented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, public and private universities, BI partners and grantees and other organizations working on tobacco control attended the workshop. Mr. Muhammad Ruhul Quddus, Joint Secretary & Coordinator, National Tobacco Control Cell, Health Service Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare attended the workshop as the Chief Guest while Mr. Saiful Hasan Badal, Joint Secretary (WHO), Health Service Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Mr. Shafiqul Islam, Bangladesh Representative, Vital Strategies; and Mr. Syed Mahbubul Alam Tahin, Technical Advisor, The Union attended the workshop as the Special Guests.