Projects

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. 

Findings from the MaMoni MNCSP QoC survey provide a comprehensive picture of the quality of care with regard to maternal and newborn health in facilities included in the QI initiative. These results depict the baseline situation in the study facilities against which progress of the project can be measured. The findings provide critical insights into areas that need careful attention by the project for improvement

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

Education

Thesis title : Assessment of Health Facility Readiness to deliver Antenatal Care according to recommendations of World Health Organization


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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.