Muhammad Ibrahim Death
Muhammad passed away on September 6, 1989 at the age of 77 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
When did Muhammad Ibrahim die?
September 6, 1989How old was Muhammad Ibrahim when died?
77Where did Muhammad Ibrahim die? What was the location of death?
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Muhammad Ibrahim Birthday and Date of Death
Muhammad Ibrahim was born on December 31, 1911 and died on September 6, 1989. Muhammad was 77 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: December 31, 1911
Date of Death: September 6, 1989
Age at Death: 77
Muhammad Ibrahim - Biography
National Professor Dr Muhammed Ibrahim, a great and successful physician, a gifted teacher, a talented organiser and a great reformer was born on 31st December ,1911 and died on 6th September, 1989. His death anniversary is observed as (Diabetic) Service Day (Sheba Divash) to endorse and honor his great contribution for the socio Medicare services.His contribution in the field of medicine in general and diabetes in particular has been nothing less than phenomenal. He was the founder of the Diabetic Association in Dhaka (1956) and in Karachi and Lahore, West Pakistan (1964). He first thought of diabetic care in the country. He realized that diabetes, a silent killer non communicable disease, is such a disease where not only doctors but patients should be involved in the process of diabetic care. He thought the matter as a socio-medical care. Although the real extent of the problem of diabetes was not evident in our part of the world, he could foresee the present picture at that time and organized a group of social workers, philanthropists and professionals. With the help of them he established Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (then Pakistan) on February 28, 1956.Diabetic care was started in a tin-shed building at Segun Bagicha with only 23 patients. The motto of Dr Ibrahim was `no diabetic patients should die untreated, unfed or unemployed even if she/he is poor'. So, he committed to give primary care to the diabetic patients free of cost irrespective of socio-economic, racial or religious status.Even rich patients were not allowed to buy the primary diabetic care, but they could donate money to the association. The resources and fund was raised through motivation programs. As there were no indoor facilities initially at Segun Bagicha, patients in need of hospitalization were sent to other hospitals. In the beginning of 1970's few short-stay beds were established to take care of the serious patients.He succeeded in establishing the diabetes health-care and research institute complex, named the Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) at Shahbag, Dhaka, in 1980 where the out-patients centre of the Bangladesh Diabetic Association was shifted.The institute is housed in two large buildings, named the Ibrahim Memorial Diabetes Centre, after his death in 1989. To develop trained and specialized manpower, he also established an Academy in BIRDEM for postgraduate education in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism (DEM). BIRDEM has been acclaimed as a model for South East Asia. In recognition of its innovative, extensive and high quality services BIRDEM was designated in 1982 as a 'WHO-Collaborating Centre for Developing Community-oriented Programmes for Prevention and Control of Diabetes'. It is the first such centre in Asia.
