Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh — As part of Eastern University’s commitment to outcome-based education and practical field exposure, students from the Department of Pharmacy enrolled in the "Introduction to Public Health" course completed an educational visit to the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) camps in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar over the weekend.
This field study continues an academic initiative established during the previous semester, where pharmacy students visit field sites to examine large-scale public health infrastructure, emergency health delivery, and sanitation framework operations firsthand.
During the visit, students evaluated key aspects of community-level public health, including disease surveillance, field-clinic administration, water and sanitation (WASH) protocols, and maternal and child health programs operating within humanitarian settings. Local healthcare coordinators and field representatives briefed the delegation on the logistical and pharmaceutical challenges involved in maintaining health standards in densely populated displaced communities.
"Direct field observations provide our students with a profound understanding of epidemiological dynamics and resource management that cannot be fully replicated inside a traditional classroom," noted the course faculty. "Exposing students to real-world public health crisis management prepares them to contribute meaningfully to national and global healthcare sectors post-graduation."
The Department of Pharmacy plans to continue integrating such immersive field visits into its core curriculum to reinforce theoretical learning with vital real-world context.
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