Research Projects

SKILLS DEMAND ANALYSIS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN BANGLADESH

This study aims to explore the emerging employment opportunities in the health care sector given the current shortage of allied health care workers (besides doctors and nurses) in the formal system following COVID-19 pandemic and a major paradigm shift towards the demand for home-based palliative/ /rehabilitative/disability/elderly care services.

FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING TRAUMA REGISTRY AND TRAUMA SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN FOUR DISTRICT HOSPITALS OF BANGLADESH WITH HIGH RTI BURDEN

This study aims to explore feasibility of implementing trauma registry and trauma system improvement program (TSIP) in selected four districts with high road traffic injury burden including identification and use of reliable audit filters to monitor the progress of TSIP

EMPOWERING BANGLADESHI YOUTH THROUGH ADOLESCENT HEALTH

By conducting a comprehensive review and situation analysis, this study aims to identify and analyze successful and impactful adolescent health programmes in Bangladesh and their key elements of success, effectiveness and efficiency of interventions.

RESEARCH COLLABORATION ON TECHNOLOGY, EQUITY AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH: NEW BUSINESS MODEL FOR PHARMACEUTICAL R&D IN GLOBAL SOUTH

The study aims to map and explore the rapidly evolving pharmaceutical R&D sector in Bangladesh from a system perspective including challenges and opportunities.

FORMATIVE RESEARCH TO ELICIT THE VOICES OF THE HEALTH SERVICE USERS AT THE GRASSROOTS: THE EARLY MONTHS OF THE FORMATION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE REGIONAL FORUMS OF BANGLADESH HEALTH WATCH

This study aims to explore, document and evaluate the process of formation of the regional chapters, its activities (self and host organizations) and generate evidence on lessons learned for future roadmap

SYNTHESIS AND TRANSLATION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS FROM POLIO ERADICATION (STRIPE)

The project aims to map and package knowledge content from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), validate it for clinical use, disseminate it to targeted audiences, and track its impact over time through a global health course, training materials, MOOC, IS clinics, and knowledge products.

CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION AND HEALTH SYSTEMS RESILIENCE IN HAITI AND BANGLADESH (CLIMHB)

This study aims to analyse the capacities and vulnerabilities of health systems in Haiti and Bangladesh, through the lens of climate change-induced migration flows.

COUNTERING BACKLASH AND RECLAIMING GENDER JUSTICE

RESEARCH ON GLOBAL HEALTH, EQUITY AND RIGHTS: DIGITAL HEALTH AND RIGHTS

OUR VOICES, OUR FUTURES

GENDER and COVID-19

Impact Evaluation Design for Evaluation of Adolescent Student Program (Bangladesh) – qualitative component (GAGE)

Sharenet documentary project on sexual diversity

Early Marriage and fertility decision making among conflict inflected and displaced adolescents in Yemen and Bangladesh

Adolescent Menstrual Experience and Health Cohort Study in Bangladesh

Effective Digital Health Platform for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Services: A Mixed-methods Approach to Understanding User Experiences, Needs, and Rights in Bangladesh

UNDERSTANDING THE PATTERNS AND DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN SOUTH ASIANS PEOPLE-SOUTH ASIA BIOBANK

IMPACT EVALUATION OF THE UNICEF MULTISECTOR INTEGRATED PROGRAMME FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION IN URBAN SLUMS

"Process documentation on building Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) and host community resilience in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A mixed method cross-sectional study"

Assessment of the nutrition status and pre-COVID-19 and two years into the pandemic comparison

Global Health Research Unit on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases in South Asians (Phase II)

Impact evaluation of the project titled ‘Implementation of the World Health Organization’s Framework for Working with Individuals, Families, and Communities (IFC) to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health in Bangladesh.’

IMPACT EVALUATION OF THE UNICEF MULTISECTOR INTEGRATED PROGRAMME FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION IN URBAN SLUMS (MIDLINE ASSESSMENT)

SYNTHESIS AND TRANSLATION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS FROM POLIO ERADICATION (STRIPE)

EFFECTS OF AGE AT MARRIAGE AND EDUCATION ON HEALTH OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN (KK PROJECT)

CLINICAL IMPACT AND ECONOMIC FEATURES OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER-LED LOW-SODIUM SALT INTERVENTION TO REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE AT THE POPULATION LEVEL IN RURAL BANGLADESH: A CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED TRIAL

TRANSFORMING HOUSEHOLDS WITH REFRACTION AND INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (THRIFT) (PRE-FORMATIVE PHASE)

IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH IN HEALTH CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVENESS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY IN IMMUNIZATION RELATED CAMPAIGN INTEGRATION IN BANGLADESH(HCE)

YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES’ LIVED EXPERIENCES, ASPIRATIONS, AND CURRENT ENGAGEMENTS IN LIVELIHOODS IN BANGLADESH, AND HOW THEY CAN SHARE THEM WITH LOCAL DECISION-MAKERS

AMPLIFYING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TO FACILITATE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW VULNERABLE POPULATIONS RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM A CRISIS, SUCH AS COVID-19(ARC) AMPLIFYING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TO FACILITATE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW VULNERABLE POPULATIONS RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM A CRISIS, SUCH AS COVID-19(ARC) Turn on screen reader support To enable screen reader support, press Ctrl+Alt+Z To learn about keyboard shortcuts, press Ctrl+slash

UPSTREAM FACTORS OF PANDEMIC RESPONSE: BANGLADESH CASE STUDY (BD Case study)

LEARNING IN THE PANDEMIC: IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES IN THE SUB-DISTRICTS OF BANGLADESH(CWD)

QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF BARRIERS TO FEMALE BIRTH AND DEATH REGISTRATION IN BANGLADESH (CRVS)

ASSESMENT OF A COMMUNITY SUPPORT TEAM INTERVENTION PROJECT TO FIGHT COVID-19 BY BRAC IN COXs BAZAR (PHASE-2) (CST)

FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS OF MANAGEMENT OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN BANGLADESH: AN IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH THROUGH GENDER LENS (MDR-TB)

CONSULTATION ON COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE FOR TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ACTION IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH IN ASIA (CoP)

STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS BY IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS’ MENTAL WELLBEING AND EMPOWERMENT (SHINE)

FORMATIVE RESEARCH TO ELICIT THE VOICES OF THE HEALTH SERVICE USERS AT THE GRASSROOTS: EXPERIENCE FROM THE ACTIVITIES OF THE REGIONAL FORUMS OF BANGLADESH HEALTH WATCH

RESEARCH COLLABORATION ON TECHNOLOGY, EQUITY AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH: NEW BUSINESS MODEL FOR PHARMACEUTICAL R & D IN GLOBAL SOUTH

EMPOWERING BANGLADESHI YOUTH’S THROUGH ADOLESCENT HEALTH

Connecting Climate Minds

This study aims to pioneer a comprehensive approach to climate change and mental health by establishing a research and action agenda, fostering global communities of practice, and delivering accessible academic and non-academic outputs for diverse audiences in research, policy, and practice.

Climate Adaptation and Climate-Driven Migration in South Asia

Interdisciplinary team models, maps, and intervenes for climate change adaptation in Bangladesh, employing landscape analysis to capture the latest research and strategies.

Qualitative Study on Water Salinity and Sexual and Reproductive Health among Adolescents and Women of Reproductive age group in two Districts of Bangladesh

This study investigates sexual and reproductive health challenges in high-water salinity areas of Bangladesh, emphasizing women, girls, and health services accessibility and menstrual hygiene management.

FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH FOR DELIVERING INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE SRHR SERVICES FOR ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH

This study aims to evaluate barriers to accessing SRH services for girls and women (ages 12-59) among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, analyzing demand, supply, and the integrated operational model's implementation.

Menstrual Regulation, Abortion and Post-Abortion Care among the Rohingyas in Bangladesh

Under this project, researchers are investigating MR, abortion, and PAC services in Cox's Bazar refugee camps. Examining ever-married community members' awareness, preferences, stigma impact, and health literacy on abortion-related behavior, while considering community leaders' and men's roles in unintended pregnancy management.

Integrated Agriculture and Health-based Interventions for Improved Food and Nutrition Security in Selected Districts of Southern Bangladesh

Where Do They Go? Documentary on Accessibility of SRHR (Sexual and reproductive health and rights) Services for Single Working Women in Urban Bangladesh

Researchers examined the journey of single working women in urban Dhaka accessing SRHR services. Identifying gaps for a more inclusive and efficient SRHR service by addressing their specific needs.

Nationwide study of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Bangladesh

Researchers conducted a mixed-method study on Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to comprehend their SRHR needs, knowledge, experiences, and barriers in accessing services. Reviewing existing interventions, services, laws, and policies for generating new insights.