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The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) is a Bangladesh government research institute established in 1976 under the Ministry of Health, focusing on epidemiological and communicable disease research. It serves as the first COVID-19 testing site in Bangladesh and is responsible for public health planning and disease control. The current director is Tahmina Shirin.

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The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) is a Bangladesh government research institute established in 1976 under the Ministry of Health, focusing on epidemiological and communicable disease research. It serves as the first COVID-19 testing site in Bangladesh and is responsible for public health planning and disease control. The current director is Tahmina Shirin.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And


Research

Abbreviation IEDCR

Formation 1976

Purpose Epidemiology, disease control and


research

Headquarters Dhaka

Bangladesh
Location

Region served Bangladesh


Official language Bengali
Director Tahmina Shirin
Parent Ministry of Health
organization

Website www.iedcr.gov.bd

The 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]
Tahmina Shirin is the head of the organization.[4]

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. Maswood, Manzur H. (29 May 2020). "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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