The Erasmus University Medical Center of the Netherlands and the BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT) have discussed collaboration to build the capacity of BUFT in providing education and training in occupational safety and health (OSH) and nursing.
A group of faculty members from Erasmus University Medical Center paid a visit to BUFT in Dhaka Thursday.
They also met Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and also founder member of the board of trustees of BUFT, to understand and discuss the possible areas of collaboration with BUFT.
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The visiting team of Erasmus University Medical Center included Liesbeth Maia van Ewijk van den Bosch, manager, Educator Acute CareRN, MMS; Patricia Eline Bernadette Verwer, internal medical and emergency medicine; Jacco Martijn de Voogd, internal medical and emergency medicine; and Pieternella Elizabeth Meima Cramer, Cramer facilitator (designer) simulation in healthcare, Bachelor Education, R.
Faruque informed them about Bangladesh’s apparel industry’s progress in workplace safety and emphasised building capacity in OSH.
BGMEA in collaboration with the government, ILO and other stakeholders already implemented OSH training programs for readymade garments workers, he said. “BGMEA has established the Centre of Innovation, Efficiency and OSH (CEOSH) at its headquarters to work on OSH-related issues for the industry.”
Source: United News of Bangladesh