Saima Mehjabeen
Senior Research Fellow
CNCDN
Short Biography
A medical and public health graduate with experience of designing, implementing and evaluating small to large scale research projects. Specialized in conducting qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research.
MPH Modules Conducted
- Epidemiology
- Implementation Research
- Mentor in SLP
Current Projects
- Implementation research in health campaign effectiveness: A retrospective study on immunization related campaign integration in Bangladesh
- Qualitative assessment of barriers to female birth and death registration in Bangladesh
- An Implementation Research of EPI E-tracker Pilot Project in Moulvibazar District and Zone-5 of Dhaka South City Corporation
- Validation of Finger Image: A Mixed-Method Study
- Effect and challenges of introducing referral transportation system project on utilization comprehensive SRHR health services during Covid-19 pandemic in Rohingya population: An Implementation Research on Fidelity and Coverage
- Process Evaluation of the Integration and Implementation of Verbal Autopsy in the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System of Bangladesh
- Implementation Research on birth and death registration process in Bangladesh with a special focus on Kali Ganj Model,
- Embedded Implementation Research on MNCH programs For FDMNs in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
- Implementation Research on Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in selected health facilities in Bangladesh
- Evaluation on 360 Degree NCD Care project
Peer Reviewed Publications
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Fidelity of kangaroo mother care services in the public health facilities in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional mixed-method study
Authors: Saima Mehjabeen,Mowtushi Matin,Rajat Das Gupta,Ipsita Sutradhar,Yameen Mazumder,Minjoon Kim,Shamina Sharmin,Jahurul Islam & Malabika Sarker
DOI/URL: https://implementationsciencecomms.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s43058-021-00215-9
Published on: 2021-10-09 -
Implementation Research in Health Campaign Effectiveness: A Retrospective Study on Immunization-Related Campaign Integration in Bangladesh
Authors: Saima Mehjabeen,Humyra Binte Anwar
DOI/URL: https://campaigneffectiveness.org/research_project/a-study-on-immunization-related-campaign-integration-in-bangladesh/
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Effective maternal, newborn and child health programming among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Implementation challenges and potential solutions
Authors: Malabika Sarker,Avijit Saha,Mowtushi Matin,Saima Mehjabeen,Malika Asia Tamim,Alyssa B. Sharkey,Minjoon Kim,Elévanie U. Nyankesha,Yulia Widiati,A. S. M. Shahabuddin
DOI/URL: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230732
Published on: 2020-03-26 -
A scoping review on integrated health campaigns for immunization in low- and middle-income countries
Authors: Syeda Tahmina Ahmed,Shams Shabab Haider,Suhi Hanif,Humayra Binte Anwar,Saima Mehjabeen,Svea Closser,Eva Bazant,Malabika Sarker
DOI/URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czad082
Published on: 2023-12-10
Awards
- Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition Award (2021) A program of the Taskforce for Global Health to conduct a research project on immunization related campaign integration in Bangladesh in 2021.The research project was funded by Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. (I worked as the project lead)
Research Focus
maternal and reproductive health mobilizing community engagement for urban equity global interventions community- based research both in urban and rural community NCD Nutrition
Education
- MBBS, Dhaka University
- MPH, JPGSPH,BRAC university
- MSc, Stockholm University