Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research

Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research (IEDCR) (Bengali: রোগতত্ত্ব, রোগ নিয়ন্ত্রণ ও গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট) is a Bangladesh government research institute, under the Ministry of Health, responsible for researching epidemiological and communicable disease in Bangladesh as well as disease control.[1][2][3] Prof. Tahmina Shirin is the head of the organization.[4]

Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research
AbbreviationIEDCR
Formation1976
PurposeEpidemiology, disease control and research
HeadquartersDhaka
Location
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Director
Prof. Tahmina Shirin
Parent organization
Ministry of Health
WebsiteIEDCR

History

Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research was established by the government of Bangladesh in 1976. It is responsible for epidemiological and communicable disease research as well as developing public health plans for the government of Bangladesh to implement. It incorporated the previously established Malaria Institute of East Pakistan, which was part of the Central Malaria Institute of India before the partition of India.[5]

The institute was the first COVID-19 testing site in Bangladesh following the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[6] It had been given the task to carryout epidemiological surveillance during the pandemic.[7]

References
  1. "IEDCR Research". iedcr.gov.bd. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. "Special medical team at spot". The Daily Star. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. "Govt project underway to check bird flu outbreak". The Daily Star. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. "Professor Tahmina Shirin made IEDCR Director". The Business Standard. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. "About Us". iedcr.gov.bd. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. "Bangladesh worst fighter in region". New Age. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. "Epidemiological surveillance yet to be in place". The Daily Star. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.


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