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Biography of Prof Azad

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Report /Publication

  • Health Bulletins 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 (statistical profiles of health situation of Bangladesh – a DGHS publication, as editor).
  • Bangladesh demonstrates the incredible power of Digital Health. The Daily Star, Bangladesh, December 2014.

Journal

  • Bangladesh’s digital health journey: reflections on a decade of quiet revolution. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health 2019, September; 8 (2): 71-76.
  • Improving coverage of civil registration and vital statistics, Bangladesh. Bull World Health Organ 2019, 23 July; 97: 637–641.
  • Emergency deployment of oral cholera vaccine for the Rohingya in Bangladesh. The Lancet 2018, 12 May; 391: 1877-1879.
  • Development and Status of Public Health in Bangladesh. Internet Journal of Public Health Education (1999), http://www.ensp.fr/aspher/i-jphe. ISSN: 1437-9619, Published: May 1999.
  • MEDINET: a non-profit health professional Internet access system in Bangladesh. SIM Quarterly 1997; Issue 1, June 15, 1997. URL: http://www.mednet.org.uk.mednet/.

Presentation

  • eHealth to strengthen frontline NCD and mental health services: Bangladesh, WHO SEARO Webiner series, 2 July 2020.
  • Bangladesh Digital Health Journey, SEARO-WHO Regional technical consultation on digital health policy & practice, New Delhi, 28 Feb – 1 March 2019.
  • Bangladesh health systems: Few alternative thoughts for management improvement, Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 2019.
  • Creating a People-centered Healthcare in Bangladesh, Dhaka, 13 June 2019.
  • Health Services for the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals in Bangladesh: How we are managing, 1 December 2017 at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
  • Overview of the health service delivery systems in Bangladesh. Emory University, Atlanta, USA, March 2017.
  • Leveraging Digital Health to achieve Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh, UHC Side Event in PMAC 2016, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Service, Measurement, Accountability & Response for attainment of health-related SDGs, World Health Assembly Side Event, Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2016.
  • Bangladesh’s impressive success in HIS & eHealth, Measurement & Accountability for Results in Health Summit 2015. World Bank HQ, Washington DC, USA. 9 June 2015.
  • Open Government Data Initiative DGHS, MOHFW, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 August 2015.
  • Structured Referral System in Public Hospitals of Bangladesh – a proposal, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21 December 2015.
  • Talk on Bangladesh MOHFW eHealth, Harvard/MIT, Boston, USA. 14 June 2015.
  • Comparative Health Performance in the Asia-Pacific Region: Findings and Implications of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Asia Pacific Region, Melbourne, Australia, May 3, 2013.
  • Innovative use of e/mHealth & linking to CRVS – Bangladesh as an example. Strengthening CRVS through Innovative Approaches in the Health Sector. 17-18 December 2013. WHO-HQ, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Leveraging Mobile Technology to Strengthen Health Systems” in the GETHealth Summit. February 6-7, 2013. United Nations, New York, USA.
  • National Scale eHealth in Bangladesh. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. 8 February 2013.
  • Taking eHealth & mHealth to National Scale in resource poor setting. Bangladesh as an example. Regional Meeting on e/mHealth. Bangkok, Thailand. 17-19 November 2013.
  • Game Changers: Affordability and Technologies for Health – Harnessing Technology to Strengthen Accountability, Pacific London Conference 2012. 12-14 June 2012, London, UK.
  • “Delivering Results for Women and Children” Forum: Part I – International Stakeholders Meeting on Implementing the Recommendations of the Commission on Information and Accountability, Ottawa, Canada. November 20-22, 2011.