Proud of Bangladesh

Proud of Bangladesh

A VISIONARY AND A MISSIONARY:

Back in 1956, when people had a perception that diabetes is a disease of the affluents and hardly anyone anticipated that diabetes would be an epidemic even in developing countries. Professor Dr Mohammad Ibrahim (1911-1989) led a team of dedicated colleagues to establish the Diabetic Association of Pakistan which eventually became Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (in Bangla Bangladesh Diabetic Somiti, acronym BADAS) .

The dream of the Founder was to create such facilities and environment where no diabetic shall die untreated, unemployed or unfed even if poor. Over the last five decades the Association has created the largest infrastructure, and registered patient base in the world for the prevention and care of diabetes. In addition, next to the Government, it is now the largest comprehensive health care provider as well as the health manpower generating organization in Bangladesh.

BIRDEM: Vision

In Bangladesh no diabetic should die untreated, unemployed or unfed.

All people shall be provided with affordable health care service.

BIRDEM: Mission

Provide total healthcare including rehabilitation for all diabetics irrespective of gender, economic and social status through different institutions of Diabetic Associations of Bangladesh.

Expand these services to provide affordable BADAS healthcare for all Bangladeshi through self-sustaining centres of excellences.

Create specialized quality manpower (Research Scientists, Physicians, Technicians, Nurses and other related personnel) of high ethical standard.

Develop leadership in healthcare through dedicated and transparent management system

Develop industries for manufacturing quality medicines and healthcare products.