Zafrullah Chowdhury

Zafrullah Chowdhury
জাফরুল্লাহ চৌধুরী
Chowdhury at Suhrawardy Udyan (2018)
Born(1941-12-27)27 December 1941
Raozan, Bengal Province, British India
Died11 April 2023(2023-04-11) (aged 81)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma mater
OccupationsDoctor, activist, politician
Known forFounder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra
SpouseShireen Huq
RelativesKhaled Belal
AwardsSee full list

Zafrullah Chowdhury (27 December 1941 – 11 April 2023) was a Bangladeshi public health activist.

He was the founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, a rural healthcare organisation. He was known more for his work in formulating the Bangladesh National Drug Policy in 1982.

Chowdhury's work in population control earned him the inaugural Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh, in 1977. Among other awards, he was given Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1985 and the Right Livelihood Award in 1992 for his work in the public health sector.

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