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2014 - 2016
Assistant Scientist, icddr,b
2012 - 2013
Statistician, icddr,b
2010 - 2012
Senior Statistical Officer, icddr,b
2007 - 2010
Data Management Officer, icddr,b
2006 - 2007
Senior Data Management Assistant, icddr,b
2005 - 2006
Data Management Assistant, icddr,b
2001
Master of Science in Applied Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
2000
Bachelor of Science in Applied Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
I am interested in maternal and newborn health, especially in the areas of health service delivery with innovations of science and technology. Currently I am involved in several projects aiming to reduce prevalence of preterm and low-birth-weight newborns and develop a medical device for preterm and low-birth-weight newborns management in Bangladesh.
2015
l Institute of Health (NIH) research sub-award through University of Southern California, USA for USD 99,000 to do a study titled “Investigate the impact of biomass fuel use for cooking on adverse pregnancy outcomes and infant respiratory disease among at risk women and infants in Bangladesh” (2015-2018).
Received Sweden International Development Agency (SIDA) Fund research award for USD 54,000 to do a study titled "Feasibility and acceptability of a newly developed chemical warming padded jacket for thermal management of preterm births: an explorative research in Bangladesh".
2013
Received Maternal Health Task Force Innovation Fund research award for USD 40,000 to do a study titled "Health Service Providers (HSP) Club: a platform of knowledge exchange among the maternal and neonatal health (MNH) service providers to improve the quality of MNH care services at sub-district level".
2012
Received Grand Challenge Canada: Rising Stars in Global Health research award for CAD 113,000 to do a study titled "Simple and safe 100-dollar-kitchen" to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes in a rural area in Bangladesh: A cluster randomized controlled trial".
