Bangladesh Paediatric Association (BPA) is one of the oldest medical professional associations in Bangladesh. In 1972 only a few paediatricians initiated the formation of this association for serving the cause of children in this country with National Professor M R Khan as the founding President. At present about 800 (eight hundred) paediatricians from all corners of Bangladesh including all medical colleges are members of BPA.
About half of the population of Bangladesh (below 18 years) are children and under-5 mortality is very high in the region. BPA is activity engaged in all the sectors related to child health including improvement of hospital care, newborn care, immunization, continuous professional development, child rights and child health policy issues. Bangladesh Paediatric Association (BPA) functions in close collaboration with the government, non-government organizations and a good number of paediatric subspecialty societies committed to the cause of child health such as Bangladesh Neonatal Forum (BNF), Bangladesh Perinatal Society (BPS),Paediatric Nephrology Society of Bangladesh (PNSB), Association of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh (APSB), Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Society of Bangladesh (PHOSB), Bangladesh Pediatric Pulmonology Forum (BPPF), Bangladesh Society for Child Neurology, Development & Disability (BSCNDD), Bangladesh Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Society (BAPGANS), Bangladesh Society of Pediatric Infectious Disease (BSPID), Paediatric Cardiac Society of Bangladesh (PCSB).
Role of BPA is strengthening day by day and BPA is expected to play a bigger role in the days to come.

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