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Md. Rakib Akon

Senior Research Assistant (Quantitative)

CoE-HS&UHC

Short Biography

Md. Rakib Akon is a research professional specializing in statistical data analysis, public health research, and health system evaluations. He currently serves as a Senior Research Assistant (Quantitative) at the BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, where he contributes to national and international projects on health system performance, policy research, and service delivery assessments.
Holding B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Statistics, Rakib is also pursuing a Master’s in Applied Statistics and Data Science at Jahangirnagar University. Skilled in Python, R, STATA, SPSS, and Excel, he has extensive experience in survey design, tool development, data quality control, and advanced statistical modeling. His work includes large-scale studies funded by the World Bank, WHO, USAID, British Academy, and UNICEF, with publications in peer-reviewed journals.
In addition to research, Rakib is passionate about academic mentoring and capacity building. He has served as a Teaching Assistant at the Department of Statistics, Govt. Titumir College, Dhaka, and has taught international graduate students in quantitative research methods, data analysis, and thesis support. Committed to data-driven insights and evidence-based decision-making, he aims to strengthen health systems through applied research and analytics.

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Current Projects

  • Assigned to the World Bank project ‘Implementation of Health System Assessment for System-Level Quality Improvement in Bangladesh’, the WHO project ‘Assessment of Public and Private Blood Transfusion Services under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)’, the USAID project ‘USAID’s Urban Health Activity’, the British Academy project ‘Just Transition for Antimicrobial Resistance (JT4AMR)’ & the UNICEF project ‘The implementation research on childhood onset Noncommunicable diseases (NCD)’.

Peer Reviewed Publications

  • Association of Knowledge and Attitude Toward Antibiotic Use and Resistance With Self‐Medication Practice of Antibiotics Among Bangladeshi Private University Teachers: A Cross‐Sectional Study. Health Science Reports
    Authors: Safayet Jamil,Md. Jamal Hossain,Habib Mohammad Ali,Md. Rakib Akon,Mubarick Nungbaso Asumah,Mahdi Hasan,Harshini Suresh,Olalekan John Okesanya,Md. Al-Mamun,Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed,Tanzeema Younus Sarkar,Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker
    DOI/URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.70526
    Published on: 2025-03-03
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rakib.akon@bracu.ac.bd

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Research Focus

Public Health Health system assessments and evaluations Statistical modeling predictive analysis Research design Data quality control health data management Quantitative methods for policy analysis and decision-making

Education

  • Masters in Applied Statistics and Data Science (2024-25), Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342
  • Masters of Science in Statistics (2022-23), Dhaka College, University of Dhaka
  • Bachelor of Science in Statistics (2018-19), Government Titumir College, University of Dhaka