A healthy population is the foundation of the country’s economic prosperity and building a strong society. A healthy population is capable of playing an important role in all development activities of the family, society and the state. But the increasing medical expenses have become a major obstacle to our national development.

Not only that, many families are becoming destitute by spending their entire life savings on this expensive medical sector and the national economy is also facing losses. In this reality, it is important to strengthen the disease prevention system by changing our lifestyle and eating habits.

With emphasis on this issue, 22 organizations including the WBB Trust are going to jointly organize an online conference titled “Conference on Health Promotion-2026”.

An online press conference was organized 9 February 2026, at 11:00 AM, in the Kaivarta meeting room of the WBB Trust to highlight the topics and objectives of the conference in detail.

Under the chairmanship of Saifuddin Ahmed, Executive Director of the WBB Trust and moderated by Syeda Ananya Rahman, Head of Programs of the WBB Trust, the written statements of the press conference were read by Shagufta Sultana, Project Director of the Aid Foundation, and Palash Chandra Banik, Associate Professor of the Bangladesh University of Health Sciences.

Also participating online were Dr. Tushar Kanti Roy, Professor of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning of the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), and Helal Ahmed, Acting Coordinator of the Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance.

It is to be noted that the virtual conference will be organized on February 10, 2026, under the joint initiative of the WBB Trust and 14 organizations and 8 universities.