BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐏𝐇 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞.

Through a hypothetical “Dengue Preparedness and Accountability Bill, 2026,” students explored how public health policy is developed through debate, negotiation, amendment, and decision-making.

Taking on roles as government and opposition MPs, independent representatives, Speaker, reporter, and critic, students debated key issues including dengue preparedness, emergency financing, hospital readiness, governance, equity, and accountability.

The exercise demonstrated that effective health policy is shaped not only by evidence, but also by politics, institutional processes, and implementation realities.

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬’ 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲 – 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲!

📌 This event is exclusively open to BRAC University students.

Join us as our MPH students showcase their research, ideas, and contributions to advancing public health through evidence and innovation.

📅 Thursday, 18 June 2026
🕐 1:00 PM – 5:15 PM (BST)
📍 Room 24C–25C, 7th Floor (Lift 7)
🏢 BRAC University, Kha 224, Pragati Sarani, Dhaka 1212

We look forward to an inspiring afternoon of learning, discussion, and celebrating student research.

𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟯 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝟮.𝟬 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼-𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗖𝗼-𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎉

We’re excited to share that 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟯 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝟮.𝟬 has officially begun! As part of Together Project 2.0, an initiative focused on strengthening 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 (𝗦𝗥𝗛𝗥) education for young people in vulnerable urban settings, we recently held our 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 in an urban informal settlement in Dhaka.

The session brought together 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 to watch and respond to our co-developed Bangla-language SRHR video series.

The conversations were thoughtful, honest, and deeply insightful, offering critical perspectives that will help ensure the content remains 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, and grounded in the lived realities of young people and their communities.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟯 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲:

🎬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Screening the video series with community members and gathering honest, grounded feedback.

📋 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Engaging parents, youth, service providers, and community leaders to better understand how the content should be adapted and shared.

🌱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Using feedback to shape a final video series that is meaningful, impactful, and truly community-owned. Because communities are not just our audience, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲.

Stay with us as we continue this journey of 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, and 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 🌟



“𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 ‘𝑇𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 2.0’ 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝐵𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑈𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐵𝑅𝐴𝐶 𝐽𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑃. 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ, 𝐵𝑅𝐴𝐶 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝐵𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠ℎ (𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟), 𝐺𝑢𝑙𝑢 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠’ 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑈𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎 (𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟), 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ, 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙, 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑑𝑎 (𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑).”

📢 We're Hiring: Junior Instructor

The BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH), BRAC University is looking for a dedicated Junior Instructor to join its team and contribute to the quality implementation of the Diploma in Midwifery and Diploma in Nursing Education Programme.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for nursing and midwifery professionals who are passionate about teaching, clinical education, and supporting the next generation of healthcare providers.

Key responsibilities include:
✅ Conducting classroom teaching and simulation-based practice sessions in the skills laboratory
✅ Facilitating coordination with hospitals, clinics, and medical colleges for student clinical placements
✅ Supervising and supporting students during clinical practice and evaluating their competencies
✅ Preparing skills laboratories and conducting demonstration-based teaching sessions
✅ Assisting students with formal case presentations and clinical learning activities
✅ Assessing student performance and communicating concerns regarding unsatisfactory or unsafe practice
✅ Developing modular examination questions and OSCE guidelines in collaboration with faculty members
✅ Marking examination scripts and preparing result sheets with grading
✅ Monitoring adherence to academic standards and the academic calendar
✅ Providing academic and practical support to nursing and midwifery students
✅ Supporting the effective use of clinical and skills laboratory facilities

Required qualifications:
• Post Basic BSc or BSc in Nursing/Midwifery
• Registration and valid licence with the Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (BNMC)
• Minimum one year of experience in teaching and clinical settings

📍 All tests and interviews will be held in Dhaka.

📅 Application deadline: 21 June 2026

Interested candidates are encouraged to send their application and complete CV to [email protected] by the deadline. Please mention "Junior Instructor" in the subject line of your email.

JPGSPH is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified women and candidates from minority communities.

Join us in strengthening nursing and midwifery education and helping prepare skilled healthcare professionals for the future.

"𝑇ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝐷ℎ𝑎𝑘𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟; 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑜-𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠..."

For many residents of Dhaka's informal settlements, extreme heat is not an occasional inconvenience but a daily reality that affects health, livelihoods, sleep, and overall wellbeing. As temperatures continue to rise, communities with limited access to cooling, ventilation, and green spaces face some of the greatest risks.

A recent article in The Daily Star highlights these lived experiences and features insights from the research of Senior Research Assistant Nuriya Sadaf Moin and Fariha Nowshin, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University.

The article underscores the urgent need for inclusive urban planning and heat action strategies that prioritise the needs of the most vulnerable populations.

📖 Read the full article: https://www.thedailystar.net/slow-reads/unheard-voices/news/surviving-the-heat-dhakas-informal-settlements-4199876

The MPH students participated in a role simulation of a senior management meeting for an urban primary health care programme in Bangladesh.

Students role-played as members of the senior management committee, including the Executive Director, Communications Head, Finance Head, Operations Head, and HR Director; while others took on the role of programme teams presenting their project management plans. The three teams pitched projects on community health worker burnout, irrational use of antibiotics, and a measles outbreak among children under five.

Each programme team had to negotiate for funding, respond to questions from senior management, justify their priorities and defend their implementation plans. A group of observers also critically reflected on the meeting process, decision-making dynamics, communication styles, and negotiation strategies.

📢 𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫

The BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH), BRAC University is seeking a dynamic and motivated Digital Marketing Officer to support the growth and development of its Digital Marketing Bootcamp for Health programme.

This exciting role combines strategic digital marketing with training and curriculum delivery, offering an opportunity to contribute to capacity building in the health sector while driving programme visibility and growth.

Key responsibilities include:
✅ Developing and executing digital marketing strategies across multiple platforms
✅ Managing paid advertising campaigns on Google, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and other digital channels
✅ Conducting market research, competitor analysis, and lead generation activities
✅ Monitoring campaign performance and reporting on marketing ROI and conversion effectiveness
✅ Designing and delivering digital marketing training and curriculum aligned with industry standards and NSDA requirements
✅ Supporting student engagement, assessment, and performance improvement
✅ Coordinating with academic teams, government stakeholders, donors, and relevant partners
✅ Identifying and mobilising funding opportunities for programme sustainability

Required qualifications and skills:
• NSDA Certified in Digital Marketing (Level 04)
• Bachelor's and Master's degree from a recognised institution
• Expertise in social media marketing, Google Ads, SEO, email marketing, campaign optimisation, media buying, and analytics
• Strong design skills, including social media content, banners, flyers, and brochures
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, instructional technology, and Microsoft Office applications

📍 Interviews and assessments will be conducted in Dhaka.

📅 Application deadline: 16 June 2026

Interested candidates are encouraged to send their application and complete CV to 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.𝐬𝐩𝐡@𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐮.𝐚𝐜.𝐛𝐝 by the deadline, mentioning the position title in the email subject line.

JPGSPH is an equal opportunity employer and particularly encourages applications from qualified women and candidates from minority communities.

Our MPH students translated systems thinking into practice through a hands-on problem tree and solution tree exercise.

Working in three groups, students explored key public health systems challenges in Bangladesh:
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Childhood immunization
• Community health workers

Each group identified a core problem, mapped its root causes and effects through a problem tree, transformed the analysis into a solution tree, and developed a specific project objective to guide their project management plan.

This exercise encouraged students to move beyond describing health system problems and think critically about how evidence-based objectives can be designed, structured, and translated into actionable interventions.

𝐍𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞

This article highlights a reality that many adolescent girls in Bangladesh continue to face: navigating critical stages of life without access to accurate information on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Despite national commitments and policy frameworks, far too many young people, particularly those living in urban low-income communities, remain excluded from essential knowledge that could help them make informed decisions about their health, wellbeing, and future.

Drawing on insights from the Together Project 2.0 at BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, the article calls for greater efforts to ensure that SRHR education reaches those who need it most through accessible, inclusive, and context-specific approaches.

Read the full article here: https://www.thedailystar.net/slow-reads/unheard-voices/news/no-girl-should-grow-without-knowledge-4194661

The Centre of Excellence for Science of Implementation and Scale-Up (CoE-SISU) from BRAC JPGSPH conducted an evaluation of the COMB model-based intervention to increase facility delivery and family planning uptake among the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) in Cox’s Bazar, in partnership with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and the Swiss Red Cross.

The core researchers of the project, Dr. Mrittika Barua, DM Rezoan Kobir, and Muhammad Abdul Mannan, presented the key findings at a national-level Research Dissemination Workshop titled "From Research to Practice: Evidence-Based Approaches to Facilitate Behaviour Change" held on 4th June at Amari, Dhaka.

The key findings of the implementation research reveal that the COMB model approach to improving sexual and reproductive health of the FDMN population significantly increased facility-based deliveries, improved contraceptive use, and positively influenced health-seeking behaviours. Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) and religious leaders emerged as the most trusted and influential agents of behavioural change, with increased male awareness and stronger community advocacy also playing key roles in driving improved outcomes.

The event featured remarks from BDRCS Secretary General Dr. Kabir M. Ashraf Alam, while Swiss Red Cross Country Representative Paul Drossou highlighted that the application of the COM-B model in Rohingya camps demonstrates how simultaneously strengthening capability, opportunity, and motivation can help overcome barriers and build community resilience.

The workshop brought together representatives from government agencies, development partners, humanitarian organisations, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and academic and technical institutions, including icddr,b, BRAC, Friendship, SERAC, and WHO.

This research and dissemination event was funded by the Stanley Johnson Foundation.

Special thanks to all participants and our community partners whose continued engagement makes this work meaningful.

Read More: https://www.somoynews.tv/news/2026-06-05/ZA01MOS8