Welcome to the Bangladesh Lung Foundation! We have formed “Bangladesh Lung Foundation” in 2007, as a specialized organization for Bangladeshi pulmonologists, who are working untiringly for promotion of lung health in Bangladesh as well as the whole planet. We face multiple challenges like overcrowding, severe air pollution, climate change and global warming.
Welcome to the Bangladesh Lung Foundation! We have formed “Bangladesh Lung Foundation” in 2007, as a specialized organization for Bangladeshi pulmonologists, who are working untiringly for promotion of lung health in Bangladesh as well as the whole planet. We face multiple challenges like overcrowding, severe air pollution, climate change and global warming.
Nevertheless, we are firmly determined to overcome these challenges and ameliorate the of sufferings of patients with respiratory diseases. We cordially invite healthcare professionals from all across the globe to join us in promoting concerted efforts for this purpose. I extend a warm welcome to all visitors of our official website. Our mission is driven by the belief that through education, collaboration, and innovation, we can significantly improve the lives of those affected by lung diseases.
Bangladesh Lung Foundation provides you access to a multitude of resources and opportunities designed to enhance your knowledge and skills. Through Continuing Medical Education (CME), we ensure our members stay abreast of the latest advancements in respiratory healthcare, enabling them to provide state of the art care to their patients.
Whether you are a healthcare professional, researcher, student, or individual passionate about respiratory health, we invite you to join us in our mission. Together, let us work towards a future where every breath counts. Warm regards
Warm regards
Prof. Dr. Md. Ali Hossain,
President , Bangladesh Lung Foundation
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine), MD (Chest) Former Director, NIDCH
Known for his expertise and significant contributions to the field. His in-depth knowledge of respiratory health stems leads him to apply his expertise in clinical practice, research, and teaching.
Contribution:
He worked as a professor in the Dhaka Medical College & Hospital’s Department of Respiratory Medicine.
Pulmonology
A pulmonologist is a medical professional who diagnoses and treats disorders of the respiratory system, including the lungs and other breathing-related organs.
In Bangladesh, the field of respiratory medicine has been well established as a subspecialty. Bangladesh Lung Foundation is the leading forum of pulmonologists with the mission to promote lung health through advancement of quality care. We endeavor to optimize the capacity of health professionals in the management of respiratory diseases. Although, we have to operate with resource limited settings, in a developing country, our members relentlessly strive to offer their knowledge and skills for satisfactory care for the millions. We constantly endeavor to harness our limited resources to optimize quality of care. Our foundation offers opportunities for networking, professional development, and collaboration with national and international partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR), the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD), and the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS). Through these partnerships, we harness collective expertise and resources to tackle respiratory health challenges globally.
We regularly organize academic conferences, training workshops and mass awareness programs to enhance the knowledge of our patients and augment the healthcare of our patients and the common public. Furthermore, we have played a significant role during the COVID-19 pandemic in capacity building of healthcare professionals as a technical partner of the Director General of Health Services through USAID funded project in collaboration with the Save the Children Fund.
Dr. Asif Mujtaba Mahmud
Secretary General
MBBS, DTCD, Phd (Japan)
Senior Consultant, Respiratory Medicine, United Hospital, Dhaka
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Former Executive Director
Institute of Child and Mother Health (ICMH), Matuail, Dhaka
Former Head of Pediatrics
Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College
Faridpur Medical College
Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka
Pioneer personality in Pediatric Respiratory Research in Bangladesh. Discovered Bronchiolitis in Bangladesh (2002) and proved that the commonest cause of respiratory distress in young children is Bronchiolitis, not pneumonia, in a nationwide study, and no antibiotic is needed for its treatment (Acta Pediatr 2009).
Professor Dr. Muhammad Rafiqul Alam is one of the senior Nephrologist (Specialist in Kidney disease) of Bangladesh. He obtained fellowship: Nephrology in Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore.
He has about 60 publications in reputed national and international journals.
He received Life time achievement award (Gold Medal) from Gonoshasthya Kendra, Bangladesh Renal Association, Lung Foundation, Bangladesh and Association of Physicians of Bangladesh
He has special interest in Hypertension, Nephritis, Kidney transplantation, Diabetic Kidney disease and SLE
Primary care respiratory physician in Bangladesh
Expertise: Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Ex Dept. Head, Respiratory Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital
Expertise: Chest Diseases, Asthma, Respiratory Medicine Specialist & Emergency Care of Asthma Patients
Outcome of lymph node tuberculosis management with conventional treatment with and without prednisolone; January 2021, Tropical Doctor 51(3):004947552098474
DOI:10.1177/0049475520984745
A Case Report of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Presenting With Fever and Pruritus
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