About the School

658

Master of Public Health Graduates

1220

Graduates in Diploma in Midwifery Programme

340

Research Projects

310

Skills Building Seminars and Workshops

425

Peer-reviewed articles published in International Journals since 2017

410

Multi-stakeholder Advocacy-based Engagements since inception

BRAC
James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH),
BRAC University

BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH), BRAC University was founded in 2004 in Dhaka, Bangladesh to address the unmet public health challenges particular to Asia, Africa and South America. The School's Institutional partner is BRAC, the world’s largest NGO, reaching over 100 million people in Bangladesh and working in 11 countries in Africa and Asia. It is at BRAC University, a premier higher education and development research institution. The School offers unparalleled real-life, community-centric teaching, learning and research experiences on critical and emerging national and global public health challenges.

Our Mission

To create innovative public health leaders and solutions through cutting-edge, experiential Education, Training, Research and Advocacy

Our Vision

To be the leading global Public Health Institute for the world’s critical health challenges affecting disadvantaged communities.

Leadership at School

Dr Laura Reichenbach, PhD

Dean

Dr Malay Kanti Mridha, PhD

Professor and Deputy Dean Director, Centre of Excellence for Non-Communicable Diseases and Nutrition (CNCDN)

Sabina Faiz Rashid, PhD

Professor, Mushtaque Chowdhury Chair in Health and Poverty and Director Centre of Excellence for Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (CGSRHR)

Dr Syed Masud Ahmed, PhD

Professor and Director Centre of Excellence for Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage (CoE-HS&UHC)

Dr Kaosar Afsana, PhD

Professor Lead, Humanitarian Hub

Zahidul Quayyum, PhD

Professor Co-Director, Centre of Excellence for Urban Equity and Health (CUEH)

Md. Tanvir Hasan, PhD

Associate Professor and Co-Director, Centre of Excellence for Urban Equity and Health (CUEH)

Dr Ataur Rahman

Director Centre for Professional Skills Development

Sharmina Rahman

Director & Head Midwifery Education Programme

Research Strategy Team

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Dr Malay Kanti Mridha, PhD

Professor and Deputy Dean Director, Centre of Excellence for Non-Communicable Diseases and Nutrition (CNCDN)

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Md Tanvir Hasan, PhD

Associate Professor & Co-Director, Centre of Excellence for Urban Equity and Health (CUEH)

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Mrittika Barua, PhD

Assistant Professor & Deputy Director, Centre of Excellence for Science of Implementation and Scale-Up (CoE-SISU)

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Farzana Misha, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Bachera Aktar (PhD candidate)

Deputy Director, Centre of Excellence for Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (CGSRHR)

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Dr Nahitun Naher

Assistant Director, Centre of Excellence for Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage (COE-HS&UHC)

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Atiya Rahman

Assistant Scientist