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An interactive student dialogue for future health, veterinary, agricultural and environmental professionals

When: 6 July 2026 | 3:00 PM (Bangladesh Time) 

Where: Online

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is often discussed as a health challenge, but what role does the environment play?

Join the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for an interactive webinar featuring experts from UNEP and Bangladesh Agricultural University and moderated by Daffodil International University and discover:

  • Why the environment is part of the AMR story 

  • How pollution contributes to AMR 

  • Why the safe disposal of unused medicines matters 

  • What future health, veterinary, agricultural and environmental professionals can do to help break the cycle of resistance

Meet the speakers:

  • Miguel Salazar (UNEP)

  • Prof. Dr Md Tanvir Rahman, Bangladesh Agricultural University

  • Nada Hanna (UNEP)

Moderated by Hassan Baki Billah, Daffodil International University

This webinar is organized under the Quadripartite collaboration of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), as part of the Bangladesh Quadripartite Response to Combat AMR project, funded by the Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Partner Trust Fund (AMR MPTF). The AMR MPTF is supported by the European Commission, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.