Saima Wazed Hossain Putul, the daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been drafted global autism advocate of World Health Organisation (WHO) into its ‘Expert Advisory Panel’ on mental health.
She is set to serve in the 25-member experts’ panel for four years.
Mahbubul Hoque Shakil, Prime minister's special assistant, confirmed the news to the Dhaka Tribune.
He said: “Prime minister's daughter Putul, who also advocates for New York-based Autism Speaks, has been drafted as one of the members of the 25-member Expert Advisory Panel on mental health of WHO.
The panel will directly advise the WHO chief on mental health issues. She will not get any remuneration,” he added.
An expert advisory panel consists of experts from whom the organisation may obtain technical guidance and support within a particular subject, either by correspondence or at meetings to which the experts may be invited.
The panel members also convened by the director-general for the purpose of reviewing and making technical recommendations on a subject of interest to the organisation.
Putul is the chair of the new national advisory committee on autism, meant to raise awareness of the developmental disorder in Bangladesh and in South Asia.
