News – Chokh https://chokh.org Working for disadvantaged blind people Sat, 09 Jun 2018 16:37:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.5 UT Southwestern medical center Visit https://chokh.org/ut-southwestern-medical-center-visit/ https://chokh.org/ut-southwestern-medical-center-visit/#respond Sun, 07 Feb 2016 00:00:23 +0000 http://themes.goodlayers2.com/flawless/?p=852 Mr. Rahman, CEO, CHOKH went to visit UT Southwestern Medical Center of Texas, Dallas in 2016. Ms. Donna Druy, director of the center welcomed him and described their activities. UT Southwestern Medical Center also sends corneas to Bangladesh through Vision Share.

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Attendance at meeting of Eye Bank Association of America https://chokh.org/attendance-at-meeting-of-eye-bank-association-of-america/ https://chokh.org/attendance-at-meeting-of-eye-bank-association-of-america/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:00:06 +0000 http://themes.goodlayers2.com/flawless/?p=862 Read More]]> Mr. Rahman with his mentor Mr. Jake Requard III.  Mr. Jake requrad came to Bangladesh many times and has been actively supporting the eye banking activities of the country since 1990.  He is a renowned figure in the world of eye banking. He is one of the advisers of CHOKH.

Mr. Jake Requard III serves as Vice President of LinCor Biosciences, Pte. Ltd. Mr. Requard has been an eye bank consultant for Orbis International and a number of tissue-engineering and medical technology companies. He has been involved in developing eye banks and donor eye tissue distribution networks since 1974. He started his career in eye banking as a recovery and processing technician. He served as President/Chief Executive Officer of Vision Share. He served as Senior Vice President of Operations and Research at Tissue Banks International. He served as Executive Director of the St. Louis Eye Bank at the Washington University Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. He served as Vice President at Mid-America Transplant Services. He has served on committees of the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA). He has written several textbook chapters on eye banking and has traveled extensively internationally to provide donor corneas from US eye banks and support the development of eye banks in other countries. Mr. Requard has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Loyola University of Maryland.

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ISODP Conference, award receiving program https://chokh.org/isodp-conference-award-receiving-program/ https://chokh.org/isodp-conference-award-receiving-program/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:00:37 +0000 http://themes.goodlayers2.com/flawless/?p=859 Read More]]> Mr. Rahman receiving an award from the International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP) in 2013 at Sydney for his contribution in improving the tissue donation and procurement process in Bangladesh.  Mr. Rahman is also an associate member of The Transplant Society (TTS).  Mr. Rahman is working towards establishing a unique tissue /organ donation center in Bangladesh.

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