Zafrullah Chowdhury

Chowdhury at [[Suhrawardy Udyan]] (2018) Zafrullah Chowdhury (27 December 1941 – 11 April 2023) was a Bangladeshi public health activist.

He was the founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, a rural healthcare organisation. He was known more for his work in formulating the Bangladesh National Drug Policy in 1982.

Chowdhury's work in population control earned him the inaugural Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh, in 1977. Among other awards, he was given Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1985 and the Right Livelihood Award in 1992 for his work in the public health sector. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Stillbirth in rural Bangladesh: arsenic exposure and other etiological factors: a report from Gonoshasthaya Kendra

    Stillbirth in rural Bangladesh: arsenic exposure and other etiological factors: a report from Gonoshasthaya Kendra by Nicola Cherry, Kashem Shaikh, Corbett McDonald, Zafrullah Chowdhury

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    Exercise intervention in the management of urinary incontinence in older women in villages in Bangladesh: a cluster randomised trial

    Exercise intervention in the management of urinary incontinence in older women in villages in Bangladesh: a cluster randomised trial by Adrian Wagg, ProfMBBS, Zafrullah Chowdhury, MBBS, Jean-Michel Galarneau, MA, Rezaul Haque, MBBS, Fardous Kabir, MSc, Dianna MacDonald, Kamrun Naher, MSc, Yutaka Yasui, PhD, Nicola Cherry, ProfMD

    Published 2019
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