The government nominated Bangabandhu’s granddaughter and autism expert Saima Wazed for the post of regional director for South-East Asia Region (SEARO) at World Health Organization (WHO).

The Regional Director will be voted on by the eleven WHO SEARO member states-Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timor-Leste.

The Nepalese government has nominated its candidate alongside Bangladesh for the post.

Saima Wazed’s significant achievements include drafting three international resolutions that were subsequently adopted by member countries of the UN and WHO.

She is currently completing her doctoral studies at Barry University (USA) in Organizational Leadership. She has been an advisor to the WHO director general on Mental Health and Autism since 2019 and is a member of WHO expert advisory panel on Mental Health since 2014.

She is a licensed school psychologist having worked in the public school system of Orange County and Duval County in Florida (USA) for over three years.বিস্তারিত