Clinical Research Platform, Bangladesh

Can you help shape the future of clinical trials?
The Health Organization is developing best practice guidance for clinical trials in response to a request to the WHO Director-General in resolution WHA75.8 to support strengthening of trial capabilities, infrastructures and ecosystems.

The aim is to provide guidance on planning, conduct, analysis, oversight, interpretation and funding of clinical trials to assess effects of any health intervention, for any purpose, in any setting.

If you have experience with clinical trials, share your perspectives on key barriers and areas of focus needed to improve the clinical trials ecosystem.

Your feedback will help improve and shape the guidance ensuring its effectiveness in any setting worldwide.

To share your perspectives, take part in the survey: https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/who-clinical-trials-ecosystem-english

The survey can be taken in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
Closing date: 10 September 2023

To protect the dignity, and welfare of research participants and researchers, it is crucial to adhere to the utmost ethical principles.

and integrity integrated into can enable research to be conducted according to the highest standards, and with the minimal risk of adverse or harmful outcomes or consequences.

This hybrid webinar, part of the project “A New Ecosystem for Health Research & Data Science”, aims to provide participants with a fundamental understanding of . You’ll learn about the basics of ethics, informed voluntary consent, the fundamental principles of ethics, and the evaluation of ethical issues in health research.

These topics will guide researchers in designing and conducting studies in an ethically responsible manner. By understanding and evaluating these ethical issues, researchers can make informed decisions and take appropriate measures to ensure ethical standards are upheld.

Tuesday May 30, 2023, 10am UK (3pm BD)
Register 👉👉https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9116846688327/WN_ZQ6vF1rhRh221OYF4ysUwQ

We are proud to announce that Dr. Aliya Naheed, Scientist, Initiative for Non-Communicable Diseases, icddr,b and Regional Lead The Global Health Network Asia has been elected Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences for her significant contributions in Health Sciences.
Heartiest Congratulation to Dr. Naheed!

Dr. Naheed is a medical doctor and an epidemiologist with 30 years of research experience in Asia. She has dedicated her entire career in developing innovations for good health and grooming young researchers for promoting scientific leadership for the future!
We wish Dr. Naheed very best in pursuing her ongoing research and fulfilling her dreams saving more lives!

We have successfully conducted the Seminar on "How to develop an analytical plan for a research project- the gateway of writing a manuscript” that will be facilitated by Dr. Aliya Naheed, Scientist, Initiative for Noncommunicable Diseases, Regional lead, The Global Health Network Asia, Health System and Population Studies Division,icddr,b.

More than ~150 participants from different background and institutions joined the hybrid seminar. The major highlights of the seminar was
👉Glimpse of The Global Health Network Asia platform
👉Tips on analytical plan
👉interactive section where participant asked questions and showed their interest on upcoming opportunities.

To be connected with The Global Health Network Asia and explore other opportunities please visit https://asia.tghn.org/. You can also inbox over our page for any further query!

Hurry up! Registration will be closed by 21st February!
We are very pleased to inform you that Dr. Aliya Naheed, Scientist, Initiative for Noncommunicable Disease, Regional lead, The Global Health Network Asia, Health System and Population Studies Division,icddr,b is going to conduct a session on "How to develop an analytical plan for a research project- the gateway of writing a manuscript” that will be held on 23rd February (Thursday), 2023 in a hybrid mode (in person and virtual). The face to face session will be held at icddr,b premise and those who cannot be present in-person would be able to join over zoom.
Date: 23 February, 2023
Time: 3.00 to 4.30 PM BD time
Online registration: https://forms.gle/fPCVhHMofmhRwiGE6

Please complete your registration! Stay connected for any further details of the session.

We are very pleased to inform you that Dr. Aliya Naheed, Scientist, Initiative for Noncommunicable Disease, Regional lead, The Global Health Network Asia, Health System and Population Studies Division,icddr,b is going to conduct a session on "How to develop an analytical plan for a research project- the gateway of writing a manuscript” that will be held on 23rd February (Thursday), 2023 in a hybrid mode (in person and virtual). The face to face session will be held at icddr,b premise and those who's cannot be present in-person would be able to join over zoom.
Date: 23 February, 2023
Time: 3.00 to 4.30 PM BD time
Online registration: https://forms.gle/fPCVhHMofmhRwiGE6

Please complete your registration! Stay connected for any further details of the session.

Are you interested to-
👉 Build your career in Non Communicable Diseases research?
👉Enhance your networking skill
👉Get hands-on training in scientific writing?
If yes, then this post is for you!
We are looking for enthusiastic medical doctors who would like to build a career as independent researchers and contribute to non-communicable diseases research.

# Education qualification:
MBBS from a reputed medical college and/or MPH (completed or ongoing)

# Roles and Responsibility:
👉Support the deputy project coordinator in implementing the project
👉Contribute to scientific writing (grant proposal, protocol, and manuscript) under the supervision of PI
👉Establish networking with different national and international collaborators under the guidance of the coordinator

# What we are offering:
👉Hands-on training on different research skills and project coordination
👉Opportunity to join workshops, webinars professional development scheme offered by The Global Health Network
👉Experience certificate from The Global Health Network

# Duration:
👉Two months
📢 Further opportunities to work on different projects of icddr,b will be offered depending upon the performance). If you are interested please complete the google form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd40jGIaKhJsm4ZWcTkm27sGmLir1inVlWSZC3mXNqW3_HVlw/viewform) by 29 September 2022.
For more details please drop your question over email to [email protected]

We are pleased to announce that abstracts are being accepted for The Global Health Network Conference 2022 taking place at the University of Cape Town, South Africa from 24-25 November 2022. The deadline for abstract submission is 10 July 2022.

There are scholarship opportunities for around 300 researchers, including 100 for women researchers.

Registration Now Open for The Global Health Network Conference 2022 (https://uctcmc.eventsair.com/the-global-health-network-conference-2022/)

This conference will be a fantastic opportunity to learn from researchers working across different disease areas, geographies and disciplines. The aim of this conference is to present research findings, and also methods and processes, so we can learn from these to better enable research in every healthcare setting.
Register now (https://uctcmc.eventsair.com/the-global-health-network-conference-2022/register)

Call for abstracts – The Global Health Network Conference 2022
We encourage abstract submissions on research studies that demonstrate excellence in equity, appropriate design or embedded approaches such as developing the team or community engagement. However, we are also looking for examples of methods, processes, schemes and systems that enable research and taking evidence into practice and policy. There is no fee for submitting an abstract.
Submit an abstract (https://uctcmc.eventsair.com/the-global-health-network-conference-2022/abstracts-submissions)
Deadline: 10 July 2022

An interview of Dr. Aliya Naheed, Scientist & Head, Initiative for Noncommunicable Diseases, icddr,b has been featured in Prothom Alo. She discussed about the role of women in science, her research work and future plan. Dr. Naheed recently selected for the prestigious BAS Sultan Ahamed Choudhury Science and Technology Gold Medal Award 2021.Please click the link for details-

আমাদের হাসপাতালগুলো গবেষণার একেকটি খনি বাংলাদেশ বিজ্ঞান একাডেমির ডা. সুলতান আহমেদ চৌধুরী স্বর্ণপদকের জন্য সম্প্রতি মনোনীত হয়েছেন ডা. আলিয়া নাহিদ

দেশে তিন কোটির বেশি মানুষ উচ্চরক্তচাপে আক্রান্ত, যাদের প্রায় ৫৯ শতাংশ জানেন না উচ্চ রক্তচাপে ভুগছেন। উচ্চরক্তচাপ নিয়ন্ত্রণের জন্য বাংলাদেশ, শ্রীলঙ্কা ও পাকিস্তানের ৩০টি গ্রামে একটি গবেষণা হয়। বাংলাদেশের প্রধান গবেষক ছিলেন ডঃ আলিয়া নাহিদ। বিস্তারিত জানতে নিচের লিংকটি দেখুন-
https://epaper.prothomalo.com/Home/MShareArticle?OrgId=175f9d06859&eid=1&imageview=0