Sanofi observed World Meningitis Day in Dhaka

With the slogan 24 Hours — Trust your instincts, a rally was held recently to raise awareness and also observe World Meningitis Day 2017 in Dhaka. Prof Dr Monzoor Hossain, Director, Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Mr Sayed AB Tahmeed, Director, Sanofi Bangladesh Ltd led this procession, says a press release.

Physicians, nurses and hospital staffs from Dhaka Shishu hospital joined the procession with placards and festoons while they walked past from Shisu Hospital to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital in a bid to raise awareness about the disease which can be life threatening.

Meningitis kills or disables around 1.7 million people each year and some die within 24 hours of detection of this deadly disease.