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Biography of Prof Azad

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United Nations (UN)

  • 74th Session of the UNGA, UN-HQ, NYC, USA (2019)
  • Global South-South Development Expo 2018 as preparation for the 2nd High-level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation, UN-HQ, NYC, USA (2018)

World Health Organization administrative, management and technical matters

  • 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 64th and 68th, 72nd World Health Assemblies (2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2013; 2014; 2015 & 2019), WHO-HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 124th, 125th, 128th, 129th and 145th sessions of the WHO Executive Board, Geneva, Switzerland (2009; 2010; 2011; & 2019)
  • Technical briefings for 127th, 128th, 129th, 130th, 131st and 132nd EB Meetings of 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; & 2015 respectively, NEW Delhi, India
  • 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th and 71st Regional Committee Meetings of SEARO-WHO held in Kathmandu (2009), Bangkok (2010), Jaipur (2011), Yogyakarta (2012) and New Delhi (2018)
  • High Level Preparatory Meetings for preparation of Health Ministers’ Regional Committee Meetings of SEARO-WHO of 2015 & 2018
  • WHO Expert Meetings for finalizing Regional Guidelines for Health Workforce (HWF) Strategic Planning and HWF database, Kathmandu, Nepal (2008); on Health Systems Assessment Tools, New Delhi, India (2011); and on Comorbidities, Joipur, India (2014)

Global Cholera Control

  • 5th and 6th Annual Meetings of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC), Veyrier du Lac, France (2018 & 2019).
  • First meeting of the steering committee of the Global Taskforce on Cholera Control (GTFCC), Veyrier du Lac, France (2019)

Global maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health

  • High level stakeholders’ meeting on Commission on Information and Accountability (CoIA) on Women’s and Children’s Health by WHO, WB and USAID, Ottawa, Canada (2011)

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)

  • Three-day symposium of the Bloomberg Data for Health (D4H) Technical Advisory Group, Bloomberg Philanthropies, NY, USA (2017)
  • Global road map, case study and investment plan for CRVS organized by WB, WHO, USAID, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2014)
  • High Level Meeting on Civil Registration & Vital Statistics, Bangkok, Thailand (2013)
  • Health Metrics Network (HMN) Meeting on Civil Registration organized by WHO and UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand (2011)

eHealth

  • 4th Summit of Global Digital Health Partnership in India, New Delhi, India, 25 – 27 February 2019 hosted by Ministry of Health of Government of India and WHO (2019)
  • 1st and 2nd meetings of steering committee of Health Data Collaborative (HDC) organized by WHO, WB and USAID, Switzerland (2015 & 2016)
  • Measurement & Accountability for Results in Health (MA4H) Summit 2015 organized by WHO, World Bank and USAID and cohosted by Bangladesh, Washington DC, USA (2015)
  • Talk on eHealth in Bangladesh at JHU, Baltimore (2013) & MIT, Boston, USA (2015)
  • ICT for Universal Health Coverage organized by WHO, Manila, Philippines (2014)
  • WHO mTERG meeting, Istanbul, Turkey (2014)
  • Joint Inter-Ministerial Policy Dialogue on eHealth Standardization & the Second WHO Forum on eHealth Standardization & Interoperability, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland (2014)
  • WHO mHealth Technical Advisory Group Meeting, Montreux, Switzerland (2012)
  • e-Health Development Conference organized by German Government, Berlin (2009)
  • Workshop on DHIS2 organized by WHO, Bangkok, Thailand (2009)
  • Workshops (3 Nos.) on Health Information System organized by Health Metrics Network, WHO-HQ, Bangkok and Chiangmai, Thailand (2006)
  • Workshop on recently introduced Health Metrics Network (HMN) to strengthen countries’ health information system, WHO-HQ, Bangkok, Thailand (2005)
  • First International Training Course on Internet and Public Health, WHO Center for Health Development, Kobe, Japan (1998)
  • training on Network Technology organized by Internet Society, Montreal, Canada (1996)

Global Health

  • Talk on health Issues of the Rohingyas in-fluxed in Bangladesh, JHU, Baltimore, USA (2018)
  • Talk on collaborative public health programs in Bangladesh, JHU, Baltimore, USA (2015)
  • Launching of Global Disease Burden Study 2010 by WHO, Melbourne, Australia (2013)
  • Global Health Summit, London, UK (2012)
  • National Health Assembly (NHA), Bangkok, Thailand (2012)
  • Training on Global Health Capacity Building supported by WHO, Bellagio, Italy (2011)

Health care financing

  • WHO 2016-2017 Biennium Program & Budget Review, SEARO-WHO, India (2015)
  • Consultative Meetings on Health Economics and Health Care organized by DGHS, Bangladesh (1994)

Health Ministers’ Meeting

  • DELHI END TB SUMMIT 2018 organized by MOHFW, India, Stop TB Partnership and WHO, New Delhi, India (2018)
  • 5th SAARC Health Ministers’ Meeting, New Delhi, India (2015)
  • Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Meeting, Ramada Park Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland (2008)

Health Systems Strengthening and Research

  • Workshop on Health Leadership Forum organized by WHO, Manila, Philippines (2011)
  • Health Systems Development- A Practical Approach: 1-month training program supported by SIDA, InDevelop, Uppsala, Sweden (2003)

Mental Health and Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs)

  • WHO special initiative for mental health meeting, Geneva, Switzerland (2020)
  • First ever Ministerial Mental Health Summit held in London hosted by UK Government and Northern Ireland, OECD and WHO, London UK (2018)

Global Nutrition

  • Meetings of Joint WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring, NYC, USA (2016 and 2017)