Researcher Profile

I am interested in maternal & child health research, especially in the areas of newborn health, maternal and child nutrition, and health financing. Currently I am involved in a project aiming to evaluate impact of integrated nutrition interventions on maternal & child nutrition.

• Member of Bangladesh Medical Association
• Coinvestigator of a BMGF award winning protocol named “ Saving Lives with Better Gestational age Measurement”
• Awarded Honors in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry & Microbiology papers at Medical Professional Examinations

Selected publications include:

• Ali, N. B., Tahsina, T. , Hoque, D. M. E. , Huda, T.M. , Talukder, R. R. , Amena, B., Arifeen, S. E.(2015). Determinants of childhood stunting in rural Bangladesh: lessons from a cross sectional survey.International Conference on Maternal and Child Nutrition 2015 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Tahsina, T. Ali, N. B., Islam, S., Hasan, M. M., Moinuddin, M., Siddique, A. B.,Arifeen, S. E., Hoque, D. M. E. , Huda, T.M. , Talukder, R. R. , Purification, D. R., Das, G. G., Amena, B.,  (2015). Evaluation of Bangladesh Nutrition Initiative Project/Nobokoli: Findings from Baseline Survey, 2014,Division of Maternal & child Health, icddrb, Dhaka.
• ICDDR,B. USAID & CRWRC.(2010).Improving maternal, newborn and child health through building public-private partnerships: Findings from knowledge, practice and coverage baseline survey. Dhaka
• ICDDR,B. USAID & CRWRC.(2014).Improving maternal, newborn and child health through building public-private partnerships: Findings from knowledge, practice and coverage endline survey. Dhaka