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Md Abu Jafor
মোঃ আবু জাফর
Director General of Directorate General of Health Services
Assumed office
15 October 2024
Preceded byAbul Bashar Mohammed Khurshid Alam
Personal details
Alma materSir Salimullah Medical College

Md Abu Jafor is a Bangladeshi pediatric surgeon. He is the incumbent director general of Directorate General of Health Services of Bangladesh.[1][2]

Education

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Md Abu Jafor passed MBBS from Sir Salimullah Medical College. He obtained MCPS and FCPS degree in surgery from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons. He also obtained MS degree in pediatric surgery from Bangladesh Institute of Child Health.[3][4]

Career

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Md. Abu Jafor is a member of 13th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service.[4] His career began in 1994 as a medical officer at Sakhipur Union Health Sub-centre of Bhedarganj upazila of Shariatpur district. After that, he served as assistant registrar, assistant professor, associate professor and professor in pediatric surgery department in various institutions including Rajshahi Medical College and Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was working as Professor and Head of Department of pediatric surgery at Sir Salimullah Medical College.[3][5]

Research

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In the field of research, Abu Jafor has published significant papers on various complex diseases in pediatric surgery, such as intestinal atresia, pyloric stenosis and choledochal cyst management. He has authored numerous research papers in national and international medical journals.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "All Directors (head office)". app.dghs.gov.bd. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  2. ^ "Prof Jafor made DG of DGHS". The Financial Express. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  3. ^ a b c "মহাপরিচালক". dghs.gov.portal.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  4. ^ a b "স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তরের নতুন মহাপরিচালক অধ্যাপক আবু জাফর". Medivoice. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  5. ^ "Prof Abu Jafor appointed new DGHS DG". The Daily Star. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-01-31.