KUET, WBB Trust sign MoU on health promotion
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology and Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on health promotion, research, training, and community-based health development initiatives.
The signing ceremony took place at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology on Thursday (25 June).
Speakers at the event described health promotion as an integrated process that empowers individuals, families, and communities to adopt healthy lifestyles. They emphasised that personal initiative and responsible behaviour are essential for good health, while environmental protection and healthy living demand equal attention.
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They noted that educational institutions play a vital role in fostering a healthy, safe, and sustainable society by integrating education with health-promotion activities.
Professor Dr Tushar Kanti Roy of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology and Syeda Anannya Rahman, Head of the Health Rights Division of Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust, delivered welcome remarks.
Professor Dr Md Najrul Hossain, Head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology; Gaous Peary, Director of Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust; and Advocate Masum Billah, Executive Director of Siam, attended as special guests.
Also present were Shanjida Akter, Communication Officer of Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust; Md Imran Mia, Project Officer of Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust; faculty members and students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology; and other representatives of Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust.
Several students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology shared their internship experiences at Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust, and internship certificates were distributed to the participants.
Under the memorandum, both organisations will collaborate on health promotion, research, training, capacity building, student engagement, policy dialogue, and community-based health development.
Speakers stated that partnerships between educational institutions and development organisations can encourage greater youth engagement in health promotion activities and help build a healthy, safe, and sustainable society.
They emphasised that health promotion is not limited to medical services, but is a continuous process of enabling individuals, families, and communities to adopt healthy lifestyles.
They added that coordination among education, research,, and community activities would advance health promotion, enable students to gain practical knowledge and experience, and contribute to positive social change.
