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Bangladeshi physician (1911–1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muhammad Ibrahim (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ ইব্রাহিম; 31 December 1911 – 6 September 1989) was a Bangladeshi physician. He established Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), the diabetes health-care and research institute complex in 1980.[1] The Government of Bangladesh awarded him National Professor and the Independence Day Award in 1978.[2]
Mohammad Ibrahim | |
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মোহাম্মদ ইব্রাহিম | |
Born | village of Kharera in Bharatpur, Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
(Present day in West Bengal) | 31 December 1911
Died | September 6, 1989 77) | (aged
Resting place | Banani graveyard |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | Calcutta Medical College |
Occupation | Physician |
Spouse | Nilima Ibrahim |
Awards | Full list |
Ibrahim earned MBBS degree from Calcutta Medical College in 1938.[3] He became MRCP in 1949. He was made a Fellow of College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) in 1950.[3]
Ibrahim established Diabetic Association of Pakistan (later Diabetic Association of Bangladesh) on 28 February 1956.[4] He also founded Diabetic Association in Karachi and Lahore, West Pakistan, in 1964.[5]
Ibrahim established the diabetes health-care and research institute complex, BIRDEM at Dhaka in 1980 where the out-patients centre of the Bangladesh Diabetic Association was shifted to. The institute is housed in two buildings, named the Ibrahim Memorial Diabetes Centre after his death in 1989.[5] In recognition of its innovative, extensive and high quality service it was designated in 1982 as a "WHO-Collaborating Centre for Developing Community-oriented Programs for Prevention and Control of Diabetes." It is the first such centre in Asia.[5] He established the Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training for Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN) and Rehabilitation and Vocational Training Centre (RVTC) in Dhaka to develop low-cost nutrition, and to give vocational training to poor and unemployed diabetics.[4]
Ibrahim served as an adviser to the president, with the rank of minister in-charge of the Ministry of Health and Population Control, in the mid-1970s.[4]
Ibrahim took part in drafting the government's first population control policy and setting up National Population Council.
Ibrahim was a founder fellow at the Islamic World Academy of Sciences, Amman, Jordan in 1986.[1]
Ibrahim's death anniversary is observed as the Diabetic Service Day to endorse and honor his contribution to socio-medicare services.[5]
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