Nazia Islam
Learning, Evaluation and Documentation Specialist
CoE-HS&UHC
Short Biography
Nazia is a development researcher and practitioner with over thirteen years of experience working in the development sector. Currently, she is working in BRAC JPGSPH as a Learning, Evaluation and Documentation Specialist in a multi-country project named "Strengthening Health Systems by Addressing Community Health Workers’ Mental Well-Being and Empowerment (SHINE)". Her areas of interest and expertise include policy and implementation research, project planning and management, and evidence-based policy advocacy in the public health, nutrition, and broader development fields.
MPH Modules Conducted
- Introduction to Public Health
- Gender, Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights
- Health Systems Management
Current Projects
- Strengthening Health Systems by Addressing Community Health Workers’ Mental Well-Being and Empowerment (SHINE)
Peer Reviewed Publications
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Seven core competencies and conditions for equitable partnerships and power sharing in community-based participatory research
Authors: Kim Ozano,Wafa Alam,Bachera Aktar,Linet Okoth,Ivy Chumo,Jessica Amegee Quach,Nelly Muturi,Samuel Saidu,Ibrahim Gandi,Neele Wiltgen Georgi,...,Nazia Islam,...…,Prasanna Subramanya Saligram,Sabina Faiz Rashid,Rosie Steege
DOI/URL: https://gh.bmj.com/content/9/11/e015497
Published on: 2024-11-17 -
The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Services in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study on Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Authors: Sharmin Parveen,Md. Shahriar Mahbub,Nasreen Nahar,K. A. M. Morshed,Nourin Rahman,Ezzat Tanzila Evana,Nazia Islam,Abu Said Md. Juel Miah
DOI/URL: https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.24.081
Published on: 2024-06-09 -
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on the informal sector workers in Bangladesh
Authors: Nahrin Rahman Swarna,Iffat Anjum,Nimmi Nusrat Hamid,Golam Ahmed Rabbi,Tariqul Islam,Ezzat Tanzila Evana,Nazia Islam,Md. Israt Rayhan,KAM Morshed,Abu Said Md. Juel Miah
DOI/URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266014
Published on: 2022-03-31 -
Health, illness and healthcare-seeking behaviour of the street dwellers of Dhaka City, Bangladesh: Qualitative exploratory study.
Authors: Samiun Nazrin Bente Kamal Tune,Roksana Hoque,Nahitun Naher,Nazia Islam,Md. Mazedul Islam,Syed Masud Ahmed
DOI/URL: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e035663
Published on: 2020-10-07 -
Maternal nutrition intervention and maternal complications in 4 districts of Bangladesh: a nested cross-sectional study.
Authors: Catherine S. Todd,Zakaria Chowdhury,Zeba Mahmud,Nazia Islam,Sadia Shabnam,Musarrat Parvin,Alissa Bernholc,Andres Martinez,Bachera Aktar,Kaosar Afsana,Tina Sanghvi
DOI/URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002927
Published on: 2019-10-04
Handbooks & Book Chapters
Awards
- Commonwealth Scholarship from the UK Government; 2019-2020
- Emerging Voices 4 Global Health; 2024
Research Focus
Health system Urban health Health equity Mental well-being Social accountability SRHR CBPR Implementation Research Outcome synthesis Process documentation Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Policy research
Education
- Master of Public Health (Global Health), University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Master of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh