Child Health Research Foundation
Executive Director
Prof. Samir K. Saha is the Head of the Department of Microbiology at Bangladesh Shishu (Children) Hospital and Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh and the Founder and Executive Director of the Child Health Research Foundation. He strives to find the true burden of the pediatric infectious diseases in Bangladesh, their causative organisms, drug resistance patterns and serotype distribution. His work facilitated the introduction of the Hib and pneumococcal vaccines in Bangladesh. He was the first scientist from a developing country to receive the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) award. He was awarded the Carlos J. Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology. Saha and his team's publication in The Lancet received The Charles C. Shepard Science Award. Prof. Saha received membership (FRCPath) from the Royal College of Pathologist. Prof. Saha and his daughter (Dr. Senjuti Saha) have been recognized as Bill Gates’s Hero for their work to reduce child mortality in Bangladesh. Under the supervision of Prof. Saha and the direction of Dr. Senjuti, the first SARS-CoV-2 genome was sequenced in Bangladesh. For his lifelong commitment and devotion to the field of science & public health in 2021, Prof. Saha received the prestigious "Ekushey Padak" (second highest civilian award in Bangladesh). Prof. Saha is currently a member of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NiTAG),WHO’s Technical Advisory Group (TAG).

Presenter of 2 Presentations

Beyond PCV Introduction for Infants: Next Steps in Disease Control in Asia (ID 35)

Session Type
Plenary Session
Date
Mon, 20.06.2022
Session Time
09:00 - 10:30
Room
Grand Ballroom East
Lecture Time
10:06 - 10:28

Awards Ceremony: Robert Austrian Research Awards - 2020 & 2022 Funding Rounds (ID 912)

Session Type
Plenary Session
Date
Wed, 22.06.2022
Session Time
17:05 - 18:05
Room
Grand Ballroom East
Lecture Time
17:50 - 18:00