As COVID-19 cases were in rise all over the world and the World Health Organization declared a pandemic, there was an increasing focus on availability of new vaccines and drugs against the virus. Meanwhile, we already have several vaccines in COVID-19 vaccination programmes across the globe. During the process of development and clinical trials of the vaccines, several questions were popped up by multiple stakeholders about child vaccination against COVID-19. Most of the queries focused on safety of COVID-19 vaccines, the clinical trial process, priority criteria of getting a vaccine, why and why not children be included in the vaccination programme. In adult population of the country, COVID-19 vaccination programme is being carried out in an unequalled state; the focus is now on paeditric population, as some countries have already started to vaccinate children. At the time of writing this paper when Government of Bangladesh has not yet decided to vaccinate children in the country but initiatives has been taken by health department for above 12 years children vaccination. However, this paper aims to discuss potential ethical dilemmas related to COVID-19 vaccination in children especially in low-resource settings and dig into effective strategies to implement COVID-19 vaccination programme properly in the field of public health. Bangladesh Med J. 2021 Sept; 50(3): 44-48

Bangladesh made significant improvements in child healthcare and achieved its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 (to reduce child mortality). In 2010, the United Nations recognized Bangladesh for its exceptional progress towards MDG 4 to reduce child and maternal mortality in the face of many socioeconomic challenges. We are also committed to achieve our Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) by 2030. Health education department of Government of Bangladesh prioritized several essential health interventions over the past decades. There were focuses on expanding immunization, tackling diarrhoea and pneumonia, vitamin A campaign, prevention of blindness, iodine deficiency, and improving adolescent health. These programmes and strategies were scaled-up nationwide. The government along with its stakeholders promoted widespread availability and affordability of those health literacy interventions with an emphasis on community-based approaches. As a result, inequities in coverage of specific interventions declined; this may explain the improvements seen amongst even the most disadvantaged populations of the country. Media campaigns played a great role, which were undertaken in Bangladesh for decades and involved a nationally broadcast television supported by radio, television, newspaper, and billboard advertisements and local promotion activities. We expect that ongoing public private partnerships (PPPs) in which the government contracts NGOs and the private sector will enable us greater success and coverage of health information and literacy services throughout the country. CBMJ 2023 January: Vol. 12 No. 01 P: 124-128

This review paper aims to provide an understanding on current concepts of ‘One Health’ approach in the field of public health with a special focus on infectious diseases and prevention of antimicrobial resistance. 'One Health' is an approach to designing and implementing programmes, policies, legislation, and research in which multiple sectors communicate and work together to achieve better public health outcomes. The scope of ‘One Health’ includes zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety and security, vector-borne diseases that come from insect bites or animals, environmental contamination, and other health threats shared by people, animals, and the environment. The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to promote multi-sectoral responses to food safety hazards, risks from zoonoses, and other public health threats at the human-animal-ecosystem interface and provide guidance on how to reduce those risks for a better living in our planet Earth. Our medical education curriculum should also offer a first exposure to both the concepts of ‘One Health’ and the collaborative processes required to manage issues associated with human, animal, and environmental health. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, January 2022;16(1):25-30