City Desk :
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN), a leading organisation of nephrologists of 152 countries, has selected Professor Harun Ur Rashid, an eminent nephrologist of Bangladesh and the founding president of Kidney Foundation, for the ISN Pioneer Award 2017 from the South Asian region.
The ISN Pioneer Award recognises outstanding and sustained contributions to the establishment and development of nephrology in the various emerging regions of the world.
Prof Harun has been selected for the award in recognition to his remarkable leadership in initiating and developing nephrology and kidney transplantation in Bangladesh, said ISN President Adeera Levin and Programmes Chair John Feehally.
The ISN Pioneer Award would be formally handed over to Prof Harun in this year’s South Asian Nephrology Conference, while the World Congress of Nephrology to be held in Mexico in April next would specially honour him.
Prof Harun is a former president of Bangladesh Renal Association and ex-chairman of the Nephrology Department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
