Principle Investigator: Dr. Syed Abdul Hamid , Professor , Institute of Health Economics
Co-Investigator:
Duration: 2023-
Amount:
Funding Authority: Medical Education and Family Welfare Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Team:
Syed Abdul Hamid, PhD, Nasrin Sultana, PhD, Shafiun Nahin Shimul, PhD, Farah Ishaq, Dr. Faojia Sultana, Muhammad Ihsan-Ul-Kabir
Other Collaborative Works:
Title 1:
Bangladesh Digitalized Urban Health Care Infrastructure Project: Pre-Feasibility Study
Collaboration with : Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Position: Health Economist
Major Tasks: Model designing and conducting economic analysis based on data obtained from both secondary and primary sources
Duration: September-December 2023
Title 2:
Mid-term Evaluation of DHS-8 Global Capacity Strengthening Strategy: Implementation and effectiveness
Collaboration with : Dexis Consulting Group, USA
Position: Evaluation Expert
Major Tasks: Contribution to the Report on the Mid-term Evaluation of the DHS-8 Global Capacity Strengthening Strategy
Duration: September 2022-October 2023
Title 3:
Bangladesh Health Sector Need Assessment
Collaboration with : Asian Development Bank
Position: Health Care Financing and Health Insurance Expert
Major Tasks: Writing “Health System Financing” Chapter based on data obtained from both secondary and primary sources.
Duration: May-August 2022
Title 4:
Reviewing and Fine-tuning the pilot health insurance models for RMG workers in Bangladesh.
Collaboration with : SNV Netherland
Position: Team Leader
Major Tasks: Developing the concept and methodology, collecting data, analyzing data, drafting report, disseminating the report and finalization of the report
Duration: 2018
Title 5:
Upgrading Urban Health Strategy and Finalizing Urban Immunization Strategy in Bangladesh
Collaboration with : Planning Wing, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Management Sciences for Health, Inc. (MSH)
Position: Technical Consultant
Major Tasks: Conceptualization, designing, instrument preparation, data collection, data analysis, drafting, disseminating and finalizing the reports.
Duration: July 2019-January 2020
Title 6:
Nutrition Density and Affordability of Habitual and Desirable Diets in Bangladesh Life Cycle Stage, Religion and Vulnerable Groups.
Collaboration with : FAO
Position: Co-investigator
Major Tasks: Conceptualization, designing, instrument preparation, data collection, data analysis, drafting, disseminating and finalizing the report.
Duration: January- July 2020
Title 7:
Family Planning Spending Assessment (FPSA)
Collaboration with : Avenir Health, USA
Position: Lead consultant
Major Tasks: Developing the methodology and Data Collection Instruments (DCI) & survey plan, conducting survey, analyzing data, drafting report, disseminating report and finalizing report.
Duration: December 2017- June 2018
Title 8:
Technical Discussion Sessions with Health Journalists
Collaboration with : Abt Associates
Position: Lead Consultant
Major Tasks: Developing the presentation materials, facilitating the sessions, giving feedbacks, and organizing the sessions
Duration: 2017- 2018
Title 9:
Independent Evaluation of Community Clinics in Bangladesh
Collaboration with : Community Based Health Care, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare through Hera, Beligum
Position: National Consultant
Major Tasks: Developing Data Collection Instruments (DCI) & survey plan, conducting survey, analyzing data, drafting report, and finalizing report regarding the efficiency aspect of community clinics
Duration: 2017- 2018
Title 10:
Developing Costed Reform Plan on Old Age Allowance Programme and Allowance to the Husband Deserted Destitute Women and Widows Programme of Ministry of Social Welfare
Collaboration with : Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh through Maxwell Stamp Ltd.
Position: National Consultant
Major Tasks: Developing Data Collection Instruments (DCI) & survey plan, conducting survey, analyzing data and drafting report
Duration: 2017
Title 11:
Developing Costed Reform Plan on Maternity Allowance and Lactating Mother Allowance of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
Collaboration with : Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh, through Maxwell Stamp Ltd.
Position: National Expert
Major Tasks: Developing Data Collection Instruments (DCI) & survey plan, conducting survey, analyzing data and drafting report.
Duration: 2017
Title 12:
Diagnosing Maternity Allowance and Lactating Mother Allowance of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
Collaboration with : Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh.
Position: National Expert
Major Tasks: Developing Data Collection Instruments (DCI) & survey plan, conducting survey, analyzing data and drafting report.
Duration: 2017
Title 13:
Evaluating the Maternity Allowance and Lactating Mother Allowance Schemes of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
Collaboration with : Maxwell Stamp Bangladesh
Position: National Consultant
Major Tasks: Preparing the research proposal, developing Data Collection Instruments (DCI) & survey plan, conducting survey and analyzing data. He will lead the remaining stages of the research including report writing, finalizing the report and disseminating the findings
Duration: 2017
Title 14:
Medical Waste Management and Ensuring Emergency Care for the Victims of Road Traffic Accidents
Collaboration with : Cabinet Division through PMTC
Position: National Expert
Major Tasks: Providing training on Evidenced Informed Policy Making and facilitating to write policy proposal based on EIPM methodology on medical waste management; and emergency medical care for road traffic accident victims.
Duration: 2017
Title 15:
Costing of the services provided by Smiling Sun clinics and Landscape of Urban Primary Health Care
Collaboration with : Abt Associates. USA
Position: Consultant
Major Tasks: Preparing protocol; conceptualizing; designing survey, preparing data collection instruments; conducting survey, drafting report; dissemination of the report; and finalizing the report.
Duration: 2015–2016
Title 16:
Market Survey for DIISP Project of PKSF
Collaboration with : PKSF
Position: Technical consultant and coordinator
Major Tasks: Analyzing the demand of a prototype micro health insurance product and he played the supervisory role in conceptualizing the issue, preparing data collection instruments, conducting survey, analyzing data, report writing, finalizing the report and disseminating the findings.
Duration: 2011–2012