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Saima Hossain

Saima Hossain

Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Autism in Bangladesh, Global Autism Organization, Bangladesh
Panel speaker:

Parallel session 5 - From Enrolment to Employment: Technical Support for Educational Institutions and Students with Disabilities

Ms Saima Hossain is the Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Autism in Bangladesh, Global Autism Organization. Ms Hossain was also appointed as an expert adviser by the World Health Organization. She has led campaigns for passage of a resolution regarding autism in the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, and played a critical role in creating the South Asian Autism Network (SAAN). By her initiative Bangladesh hosted the first-ever global conference on autism in 2011.

The World Health Organization honored Saima Hossain with the prestigious Award for Excellence in Public Health for her outstanding contributions in the area of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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