<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today was accorded special honour by the Brown University as the United Nations recognised her brainchild community clinic model to reach healthcare services to the Bangladesh people's doorsteps.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dr. Mukesh K. Jain, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences of The Warren Alpert Medical School of the Brown University handed over a citation to the prime minister at her palace of residence, The Lotte New York Hotel here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The Warren Alpert Medical School of the Brown has conferred a special honour on the premier in recognition of her community clinic model initiative by the United Nations," Prime Minister's Deputy Press Secretary Md Noorelahi Mina told a news briefing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The citation conferred on Sheikh Hasina read: "Congratulations to her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on the recent recognition by the United Nations of the ‘Sheikh Hasina Initiative’."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"A successful model of Community-based Primary Health Care: A Participatory and Inclusive Approach to Universal Health Coverage by promoting primary health care, women's empowerment, and community engagement," the citation also read.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the meeting with the prime minister, Dr Jain discussed Bangladesh-Brown Biomedical Research and Education Initiative as a potential platform to exchange knowledge and experience in the field of public health and research.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister appreciated the initiative and expressed her support to it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She also stressed the need for improving medical and clinical research in Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We're always giving importance on research. It can play a great role in medical science research," she added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Brown University has been screening cervical cancer at different parts of Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dr Jain also said they can help Bangladesh introduce electronic data management in the community clinics to keep records of the patients.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Brown University has also expressed its desire to sign an agreement to forge a partnership with Bangladesh in the field of research and education. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>