Acceleration of Health Information Literacy
Preparing Multi-Lingual COVID-19 Contents for South Asia Region
By Dr. Manika Lamba in webinar
November 27, 2021
Date
December 18, 2021
Time
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location
Zoom (Online)
Event
Description
The South Asia Chapter is pleased to announce the webinar on “Acceleration of Health Information Literacy: Preparing Multi-Lingual COVID-19 Contents for South Asia Region” to be jointly organized with the Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka. The webinar was held on 18th December 2021 at 5:30 PM IST via Zoom.
Presenters
Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Honourable Vice-Chancellor, University of Dhaka graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Professor Dr. Md. Nasiruddin Munshi, Department of Information Science and Library Management & Librarian (In-Charge) of Dhaka University Library presented as Special Guest.
The keynote paper was presented by Dr. Samuel K. W. Chu, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong. Professor Dr. S. M. Zabed Ahmed, Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka lead the discussion with Professor Dr. Md. Shiful Islam (Chairman of ISLM Department, DU), Dr. Dilara Begum (Chairman, Department of Information Studies and Library Management, East-West University), A.K.M. Eamin Ali Akanda (Chairman of ISLM Department, RU) and Razina Alam (Head of Library), Bangladesh Shishu Academy.