Eleven selected students from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) participated in the prestigious WHO #Youth2EndTB Town Hall on June 23, 2024, at the Intercontinental Dhaka. The event brought together 60 young leaders from Bangladesh and around the globe to discuss and accelerate the fight against tuberculosis (TB).

Hosted by the World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Programme, the event aimed to engage young people in the fight against TB through the "WHO 1+1 Initiative: Global Youth Movement to End TB." This initiative aims to elevate youth voices and encourage their participation in reaching the End TB targets. Youth engagement is deemed crucial as it can significantly accelerate progress towards these goals.

The IUB students actively interacted with researchers, healthcare experts, and policymakers to share insights, foster cooperation for upcoming initiatives, and establish professional connections. They also shared their expertise in enhancing awareness regarding tuberculosis and campaigned for enhanced resources and focus to address the illness.

The participants from IUB were Allin Mohana Biswas and Anisa Mumtahina Dewan from the Department of Global Studies & Governance; Shoaib Bin Rashid and Rafin Raiyan from Marketing; Ivanna Gomes from Human Resource Management; Tajnin Sayed Proma from Pharmacy; Tasmin Zareen, Nuzhat Fatima, Samim Rahman Bhuiyan and Samama Iffat Elma from Environmental Science and Management; Munasib Ahmed from Biotechnology; ⁠and Zobayer Ahmed from Computer Science and Engineering.

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