US continues to work closely with Bangladesh against Covid-19: Miller

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller on Tuesday said America continues to work closely with Bangladesh in the fight against COVID-19 noting that the two great nations, together with their global partners, will prevail against this pandemic.

He said they have provided over $73 million to support Bangladesh’s pandemic response and to date have sent 100 state-of-the art-U.S.-manufactured ventilators to treat critical patients.

Ambassador Miller also gave a shout-out to his alma mater, the University of Michigan: “Go Blue!”

The US virtually launched a webinar series linking medical universities in Bangladesh and the United States to share best practices in COVID-19 case management. T

The two part-series contributes to the Strengthening Public Health Cooperation for a Safer Economy goal outlined in the September 30 high-level consultation between United States and Bangladesh, specifically by developing a Vision for Advancing the U.S.-Bangladesh Economic Partnership.

Tuesday’s webinar was organized via partnership between the Directorate General of Health Services of the Government of Bangladesh and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Project ECHO, a platform for distant mentoring and learning managed by the University of New Mexico.

It is one of multiple capacity-building initiatives aimed at enhancing the knowledge and medical skills of doctors and other frontline workers in both public and private health facilities to improve the care given to COVID-19 patients and reduce and control the spread of the infection funded over the past year.

The programme is made possible through over $73 million in COVID-19 response assistance from U.S. government agencies, according to the US Embassy in Dhaka.

This webinar, led by experts from the University of Michigan, is the first of a two-part series bringing together American and Bangladeshi medical professionals to expand and strengthen the exchange of knowledge and experience among U.S. and Bangladeshi academic centers of excellence.

The webinar focused on non-ICU-(Intensive Care Unit) based COVID-19 case management.

A second webinar, hosted by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on March 25, will focus on ICU-based COVID-19 case management and treatment.