Projects
Projects
Perform routine and adhoc analysis of data from this provincial Surveillance system. Endovascular Thrombectomy from the the provincial of British Columbia is entered in the registry. I developed a dashboard using R Shiny to dynamically present the surveillance data.
Responsible for performing critical appraisal and literature searches in an effort to review the evidences and update the provincial guidelines on Medical Devices Reprocessing. Closely working with IPAC experts, Provincial Reprocessing Working Group, and BC MoH, and incorporating their feedbacks.
The rapid growth of private health facilities has not only increased their share in total health expenditure but also has been the major source of care for maternal, neonatal and child health services including antenatal care (52%), facility based delivery (60%), caesarean deliveries (73%) and treatment of fever for under-5 children (69%). Quality of care (QoC) in private sectors for maternal and neonatal health is a concern. To be intrinsically linked with the government health system, the ministry of health should recognize each of these private institutions based on specific performance-domains. Exploration of the licensing practices will partly identify the clinical governance practices and the Government’s stewardship role for establishing a regulatory and quality assurance mechanism. Our objective is to collect the evidences on licensing practice, identify adequacy, limitations and barrier of the current regulations for licensing, in co-ordination between the government and the private sector for implementation of the regulatory issues, structural readiness and service utilization at private health facilities as the first step to mitigate the evidence gap. The findings from readiness assessment would identify the critical areas for intervention to ensure appropriate quality of maternal, newborn and child health services at private health facilities.
In 2018 and 2019, the situation analysis was implemented by partners in Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. This multi-country situation analysis assessed service readiness and quality of care by examining health system structures and facility processes for inpatient care of sick newborns and young infants from 0-59 days old. This study focused on four main objectives to determine existing structural and procedural challenges, gaps and successes that either hinder or improve the quality of inpatient care of newborns and young infants.
MaMoni MNCSP is a USAID funded project of five years duration (2018-2023), which focuses on Strengthening Public Sector Maternal and Newborn Care services by advancing learning and expanding and scaling up effective maternal and newborn care (MNC) interventions to substantially improve outcomes for mothers and newborns in Bangladesh. The project aims to address the critical health system challenges at national, district and sub-district level through Increased Equitable Utilization of Quality Maternal and Newborn Care Services. The MaMoni MNCSP strategic objective aligns with USAID/Bangladesh and Government of Bangladesh (GoB) priorities to target the major causes of maternal and newborn deaths. MaMoni MNCSP is supporting the MOHFW to introduce and leverage support for scale-up of evidence-based practices. It engages the local government structures and local NGOs to improve delivery of health services and strategically partner at the national level to build consensus around policies and standards that positively drive the evidence based interventions at all levels.
The study targeted development of a simplified algorithm for identification and case management of preterm, small-for-gestational age (SGA), and sick newborns based on international and Bangladesh’s national consensus guidelines. Also to develop of a mobile app (“mCNC”) to implement the simplified algorithm for identification and case management of preterm, SGA, and sick newborns. Lastly, to design and validate a simple, low-cost “jaundice ruler” (icterometer) to improve community-based screening for neonates at risk for hyperbilirubinemia. The study was led by Dr. Anne CC Lee, and was funded by Saving Lives at Birth
This study in Sylhet district, Bangladesh, will evaluate the effectiveness of a 10-valent PCV against invasive disease.
A multi-country, multi-centered cohort, exploring the most accurate biometric parameter(s) in the third trimester to establish gestational age. The study was led by Dr. Blair J Wylie
The Alliance for Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI), a Cohort Harmonization study is being implemented in 8 developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (Bangladesh, DRC, Ghana, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania and Zambia).The objective is to test hypothesized biological markers as predictors of important maternal and fetal outcomes, and use this opportunity to establish a repository of biological samples for testing as new hypotheses, methods and technologies become available.
A Community-based cluster-randomized controlled trial funded by NIH and executed by research group Projahnmo, led by Prof. Dr. Abdullah H Baqui. Among the stakeholders were the Department of International Health of Bloomberg School of Public Health of Johns Hopkins University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF), and SHIMANTIK.
This study is proposed to evaluate the impact of a population based screening and Treatment intervention for Maternal Genitourinary infections, specifically Bacterial Vaginosis and UTI, on Pre-term birth and early Neonatal infections
HSC535 : Health Economics & Management
HSC533 : Biostatistics I
HSC531 : Epidemiology I
HSC536 : Global Health, Population & Development
HSC530 : Human Health and Disease
HSC538 : Research Methods I
HSC537 : Environmental Health and Management
HSC532 : Epidemiology II
HSC534 : Biostatistics II
HSC539 : Research Methods II
HSC541 : Project Design & Evaluation
HSC542 : Society, Culture & Public Health Nutrition
HSC543 : Linear Regression
HSC540 : Research Methods III
HSC544 : Logistic Regression
HSC545 : Population & Health Services Projections
HSC575 : Thesis
Thesis title : Assessment of Health Facility Readiness to deliver Antenatal Care according to recommendations of World Health Organization
Anatomy
Physiology
Biochemistry
Community Medicine
Pathology
Microbiology
Pharmacology
Forensic Medicine
Medicine
Surgery
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Mother's care-seeking behavior for neonatal danger signs from qualified providers in rural Bangladesh: A generalized structural equation modeling and mediation analysis (link)
Population-based rates, risk factors and consequences of preterm births in South-Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country prospective cohort study (link)
Prevalence and factors associated with skin-to-skin contact (SSC) practice: findings from a population-based cross-sectional survey in 10 selected districts of Bangladesh (link)
Simplified models to assess newborn gestational age in low-middle income countries: findings from a multicountry, prospective cohort study (Link)
Performance of late pregnancy biometry for gestational age dating in low-income and middle-income countries: a prospective, multicountry, population-based cohort study from the WHO Alliance for Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI) Study Group (Link)
Urinary tract infections in pregnancy in a rural population of Bangladesh: population-based prevalence, risk factors, etiology, and antibiotic resistance (Link)
Development and evaluation of a mobile application for case management of small and sick newborns in Bangladesh (Link)
A Novel Icterometer for Hyperbilirubinemia Screening in Low-Resource Settings (Link)
Effect of population-based antenatal screening and treatment of genitourinary tract infections on birth outcomes in Sylhet, Bangladesh (MIST): a cluster-randomised clinical trial (Link)
Prevalence of and risk factors for abnormal vaginal flora and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes in a rural district in northeast Bangladesh (Link)
Association of smoking and smokeless tobacco with migraine (Link)
Development and validation of a simplified algorithm for neonatal gestational age assessment – protocol for the Alliance for Maternal Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI) prospective cohort study (Link)
Assessment of the MaMoni Health Systems Strengthening Project, in Bangladesh (Link)
Assessment of licensing status, compliance with the basic licensing requirements, and MNH care readiness of the private inpatient healthcare facilities of Bangladesh
Findings from the Quality of Care Survey in Manikganj District, MaMoni MNCSP Baseline Survey Report (Link)
Validity of an Icterometer for Neonatal Jaundice Screening in Low-Resource Settings (Link)
The impact of screening and treatment of maternal genitourinary tract infections on preterm birth and small for gestational age in rural Bangladesh (Page 69)
Validity of an Icterometer for Jaundice Screening (R472, Page 15)
Confronting tradition to save newborns: A community health worker in Bangladesh tells her story (Link)
Women’s Health Research Institute: Full member
AI4PH Health Research Training Program: Community Advisory Board member
Canadian Public Health Association: Student member
Public Health Association of British Columbia: Student member
Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborator Network: Member
One Health Bangladesh: Life member
Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA): General Member
GBD Technical Workshop, to be held May 24–29, 2020, in Evia, Greece, aims to help introductory level learners of the GBD develop mastery and greater fluency in GBD methods, tools, and data. It provides both a breadth and depth of exploration and hands-on learning about key aspects of the GBD study, including its analytical methods, data sources, visualization tools, and policy implications. Additionally, the workshop cultivates connections, knowledge sharing, discourse, and debate with an audience of engaged practitioners and collaborators.
UPDATE, APRIL 2020: Due to the rapidly escalating health concerns globally related to COVID-19, the Workshop Team is cancelling the 2020 GBD Technical Workshop in Evia, Greece. Bearing in mind the health and well-being of participants, staff, and collective community, changing plans for the workshop seems the only responsible choice, as unfortunate as it is. The workshop will not be rescheduled to another time in 2020 as the fast-evolving situation with COVID-19 leaves too much uncertainty for sound planning.