About the Institute of Health Economics

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is a unique establishment under the auspices of the University of Dhaka. The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) was established in June 1998 with the collaborative support of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), the University of Dhaka and the Department for International Development (DFID), The institute offers undergraduate and post-graduate degrees as well as professional training and research in Health Economics and related areas. IHE’s research covers all the issues of...

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Dr. Shafiun Nahin Shimul
Dr. Shafiun Nahin Shimul Director, Institute of Health Economics

During the 1990s, the policy makers of the Bangladesh health sector recognized that despite massive growth and appreciable development of the sector, a remarkable void in its capacity exists: the country does not have any capacity of its own to deal with health economic issues or create health economists from ...

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Institute of Health Economics in numbers

24 Faculty members
328 Students
160 Female students