Syed Masud Ahmed, PhD
Professor and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage
Professor Syed Masud Ahmed, is the Director of the Centre of Excellence for Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage, and advisor for the Health Systems module of the MPH programme at BRAC JPGSPH. Professor Ahmed is a graduate of Dhaka Medical College (1978), a David E. Bell Fellow from Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (1997), and recipient of a PhD on health systems from Karolinska Institutet University, Sweden, in 2005.His research interests include studying the impact of development interventions on the lives of the poor and the marginalized including the mechanisms of such impact; health and gender equity; human resources for health and universal health coverage; health sector corruption, and AMR including epidemic preparation. Under the CoE-HS&UHC, he is leading research, advocacy and capacity-building activities relevant to Bangladesh’s journey towards UHC. He was a member of the Global Health Policy and Health Systems Research committee of the NWO/WOTRO, Netherlands (2009-’13), Health Workforce Advocacy Initiative (HWAI) Steering Committee (2014), and Joint Health Systems Research Committee of the Wellcome Trust (2013–2016). Dr Ahmed has published extensively in peer-reviewed Journals and authored book chapters, monographs and working papers. He was also a peer reviewer for many renowned public health journals such as Bulletin of WHO, World development, Social Science and Medicine, Health Policy and Planning, BMC Public Health, Tropical Medicine and International Health etc.
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Education
+–1. MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Dhaka Medical College), 1978
2. Doctoral degree, PhD, 2005, Public Health (Health Systems). Thesis Title: Exploring health-seeking behaviour of disadvantaged populations in rural Bangladesh [https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/39135]. Deptt. Of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet University, Sweden. -
Publications
+–Selected Publications
Books
El-Saharty, S., Sparkes, S. P., Barroy, Helene, Ahsan, K. Z., & Ahmed, S. M. (2015). The path to universal health coverage in Bangladesh: Bridging the gap of human resources for health. Washington DC, USA: World Bank Group. Retrieved from http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/686591467986284082/pdf/96623-PUB-9781464805363-P152375-PUBLIC-Box391441B.pdf
Book Chapters
Ahmed, S. M., & Hossain, M. D. (2018). Social determinants in low income countries. In D. Bhugra, K. Bhui, S. Y. S. Wong, & S. E. Gilman (Eds.), Oxford textbook of public mental health. London: Oxford University Press.
Ahmed, S. M., Afsana, K., Islam, A., & Ahmed, F. (2016). Reaching healthcare to grassroots. In M. Hossain, S. N. Kairy, & A. Bayes (Eds.), Driving development: A story of BRAC’s evolution and effectiveness (1st ed.). Dhaka: The University Press Limited (UPL).
Evans, T., & Ahmed, S. M. (2014). Developing the public health workforce in Asia. In S. M. Griffiths, J. L. Tang, & E. K. Yeoh (Eds.), Routledge handbook of global public health in Asia (pp. 92–101). New York, USA: Routledge.
Ahmed, S. M. (2014). Experiences in targeting the poorest: A case study from Bangladesh. In J. von Braun & F. W. Gatzweiler (Eds.), Marginality: Addressing the nexus of poverty, exclusion and ecology (pp. 257–267). New York, USA: Springer.
Ahmed, S. M. (2007). Combining health and social protection measures to reach the ultra poor: Experiences of BRAC. In Global forum update on research for health volume 4: Equitable access: Research challenges for health in developing countries (pp. 34–39). London, UK: Pre-book Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/41649120/global-forum-update-on-research-for-health-volume-4
Gani, M. S., & Ahmed, S. M. (2006). Growing up and reproducing: Knowledge and practices of young people in Bangladesh. In Adolescents and youths in Bangladesh: Some selected issues (pp. 73–96). Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Research and Evaluation Division, Brac.
Ahmed, S. M. (2006). Morbidity, health-seeking behaviour and life-style characteristics of the adolescents. In Adolescents and youths in Bangladesh: Some selected issues (pp. 97–112). Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Research and Evaluation Division, Brac.
Hadi, A., & Ahmed, S. M. (2005). Research to improve health programme. In J. E. Rohde (Ed.), Learning to reach health for all (pp. 171–184). The University Press Ltd.
Ahmed, S. M. (2001). Morbidity, child nutrition, and health-seeking behaviour. In M. Rafi & A. M. R. Chowdhury (Eds.), Counting the Hills: Assessing development in Chittagong hill tracts (pp. 151–160). Dhaka, Bangladesh: University Press Limited.
Ahmed, S. M. (2001). Health-care facilities, contraception, and ante-natal care services. In M. Rafi & A. M. R. Chowdhury (Eds.), Counting the Hills: Assessing development in Chittagong hill tracts (pp. 167–173). Dhaka, Bangladesh: University Press Limited.
Ahmed, S. M., Husain, A. M., Sattar, M., & Chowdhury, A. (1999). A quick assessment of flood losses and post-flood rehabilitation needs in Brac’s programme areas. In S. M. Ahmed & H. S. Ahmed (Eds.), Experiences of deluge: Flood 1998 (pp. 1–29). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Brac Research and Evaluation Division.
Journals
Hoque, R., Ahmed, S. M., Naher, N., Islam, M. A., Rousham, E. K., Islam, B. Z., & Hassan, S. (2020). Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh: A scoping review of policy and practice in human, animal and environment sectors. PLoS ONE, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227947
Ahmed, S. M., Rawal, L. B., Naher, N., & Hossain, T. (2019). “Connecting the dots” for generating a momentum for Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional descriptive study. BMJ Open, 9(7).https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024509
Sizear, M. M. I., Nababan, H. Y., Siddique, M. K. B., Islam, S., Paul, S., Paul, A. K., & Ahmed, S. M. (2019). Perceptions of appropriate treatment among the informal allopathic providers: Insights from a qualitative study in two peri-urban areas in Bangladesh. BMC Health Services Research, 19(424). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4254-3
Vernick, T. G., Kutalek, R., Napier, D., Mafigiri, D. K., Dückers, M., Paget, J., … Wilkinson, A. (2019). A new social sciences network for infectious threats. The Lancet, 19(5), 461-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30159-8
Rousham, E. K., Islam, M. A., Nahar, P., Lucas, P. J., Naher, N., Ahmed, S. M., … Unicomb, L. (2019). Pathways of antibiotic use in Bangladesh: Qualitative protocol for the PAUSE study. BMJ Open, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028215
Hossain, P., Gupta, R. D., YarZar, P., Jalloh, M. S., Tasnim, N., Afrin, A., … Ahmed, S. M. (2019). “Feminization” of physician workforce in Bangladesh, underlying factors and implications for health system: Insights from a mixed-methods study. PLOS ONE, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210820
Joarder, T., Rawal, L. B., Ahmed, S. M., Uddin, A., & Evans, T. G. (2018). Retaining Doctors in Rural Bangladesh: A Policy Analysis. International journal of health policy and management, 7(9), 847–858. https://doi.10.15171/ijhpm.2018.37
Adams, A. M., Ahmed, S. M., & Evans, T. G. (2018). Universal health care in Bangladesh—promises and perils. The Lancet Global Health, 6(1), e10–e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30470-9
Ahmed, S. M., Naher, N., Hossain, T., & Rawal, L. B. (2017). Exploring the status of retail private drug shops in Bangladesh and action points for developing an accredited drug shop model: A facility based cross-sectional study. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 10(21). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40545-017-0108-8
Joarder, T., George, A., Ahmed, S. M., Rashid, S. F., & Sarker, M. (2017). What constitutes responsiveness of physicians: A qualitative study in rural Bangladesh. PloS one, 12(12), e0189962. https://doi.10.1371/journal.pone.0189962
Sheikh, K., Josyula, L. K., Zhang, X., Bigdeli, M., & Ahmed, S. M. (2017). Governing the mixed health workforce: learning from Asian experiences. BMJ Global Health, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000267
Zaidi, S., Saligram, P., Ahmed, S., Sonderp, E., & Sheikh, K. (2017). Expanding access to healthcare in South Asia. The BMJ, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1645
Dey, N., Ali, A., Arif, T., & Ahmed, S. (2017). Women’s knowledge and perceived health effects from exposure to indoor air pollution: Findings from a population-based cross-sectional survey in rural Bangladesh. Journal of Health Science & Education, 1(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.0000/JHSE.1000105
Ahmed, S. M., Rawal, L. B., Chowdhury, S. A., Murray, J., Arscott-Mills, S., Jack, S., … Kuruvilla, S. (2016). Cross-country analysis of strategies for achieving progress towards global goals for women’s and children's health. Bulletin of the Health Organization, 94(5), 351–361. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.15.168450
Rawal, L. B., Mahmud, K., Islam, S. M. S., Mahumud, R. A., Nuruzaman, M., & Ahmed, S. M. (2016). Training mid-level health cadres to improve health service delivery in rural Bangladesh. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 17(5), 503–513. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423616000104
Dossajee, H., Obonyo, N., & Ahmed, S. M. (2016). Career preferences of final year medical students at a medical school in Kenya–A cross sectional study. BMC Medical Education, 16(5). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-016-0528-1
Islam, Q. S., Islam, M. A., Islam, S., & Ahmed, S. M. (2005). Prevention and control of tuberculosis in workplaces: How knowledgeable are the workers in Bangladesh? BMC Public Health, 15(1291). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2622-4
Mohiuddin, M., Rashid, S. F., Shuvro, M. I., Nahar, N., & Ahmed, S. M. (2015). Qualitative insights into promotion of pharmaceutical products in Bangladesh: How ethical are the practices? BMC Medical Ethics, 16(80).https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-015-0075-z
Rawal, L. B., Joarder, T., Islam, S. M. S., Uddin, A., & Ahmed, S. M. (2015). Developing effective policy strategies to retain health workers in rural Bangladesh: A policy analysis. Human Resources for Health, 13(36). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-015-0030-6
Ahmed, S. M., Hossain, M. S., & Kabir, M. (2014). Conventional or interpersonal communication: Which works best in disseminating malaria information in an endemic rural Bangladeshi community? PLoS ONE, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090711
Mukta, U. S., Ahmed, S. M., Sayka, U., & Haque, M. R. (2014). A qualitative assessment of the effectiveness of the “incentive package” piloted in Shahjahanpur, Bogra under “alive and thrive” program. Open Access Library Journal, 1(e884). https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1100884
Mukta, Q. S. I., Ahmed, S. M., Islam, M. A., Chowdhury, A. S., Siddiquea, B. N., & Husain, M. A. (2014). Informal allopathic provider knowledge and practice regarding control and prevention of TB in rural Bangladesh. International Health, 6(3), 225–231. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihu025
Ahmed, S. M., Evans, T. G., Standing, H., & Mahmud, S. (2013). Harnessing pluralism for better health in Bangladesh. The Lancet, 382(9906), 1746–1755. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62147-9
Islam, Q. S., Ahmed, S. M., Islam, M. A., Kamruzzaman, M., & Rifat, M. (2013). Beyond drugs: tuberculosis patients in Bangladesh need nutritional support during convalescence. Public health action, 3(2), 136–140. https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.13.0005
Siddiquea, B. N., Islam, M. A., Bam, T. S., Satyanarayana, S., Enarson, D. A., Reid, A. J., … Ishikawa, N. (2013). High quit rate among smokers with tuberculosis in a modified smoking cessation programme in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Public health action, 3(3), 243–246. https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.13.0051
Ahmed, S. M. (2012). Taking research where the practice is: A tale of two programmes from BRAC. Development in Practice, 22(07), 1036–1043. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2012.696584
Ahmed, S., & Islam, Q. (2012). Availability and Rational Use of Drugs in Primary Healthcare Facilities Following the National Drug Policy of 1982: Is Bangladesh on Right Track?. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 30(1), 99-108. https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v30i1.11289
Ahmed, S. M., Hossain, S., Kabir, M. M., & Roy, S. (2011). Free distribution of insecticidal bed nets improves possession and preferential use by households and is equitable: Findings from two cross-sectional surveys in thirteen malaria endemic districts of Bangladesh. Malaria Journal, 10(357). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-357
Ahmed, S. M., Hossain, M. A., Chowdhury, A. M. R., & Bhuiya, A. U. (2011). The health workforce crisis in Bangladesh: Shortage, inappropriate skill-mix and inequitable distribution. Human Resources for Health, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-9-3
Rifat, M., Rusen, I. D., Islam, M. A., Enarson, D. A., Ahmed, F., Ahmed, S. M., & Karim, F. (2011). Why are tuberculosis patients not treated earlier? A study of informal health practitioners in Bangladesh. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 15(5), 647–651. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.10.0205
Choudhury, N., & Ahmed, S. M. (2011). Maternal care practices among the ultra poor households in rural Bangladesh: A qualitative exploratory study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 11(15). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-11-15
Ahmed, S. M., Hossain, A., Khan, M. A., Mridha, M. K., Alam, A., Choudhury, N., … Bhuiya, A. (2010). Using formative research to develop MNCH programme in urban slums in Bangladesh: Experiences from MANOSHI, BRAC. BMC Public Health, 10(663), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-663
Ahmed, S. M., & Zerihun, A. (2010). Possession and usage of insecticidal bed nets among the people of Uganda: is BRAC Uganda Health Programme pursuing a pro-poor path?. PloS one, 5(9), e12660. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012660
Reid, H., Haque, U., Clements, A. C. A., Tatem, A. J., Vallely, A., Ahmed, S. M., … Haque, R. (2010). Mapping malaria risk in Bangladesh using Bayesian Geostatistical Models. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 83(4), 861–867. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0154
Haque, U., Hashizume, M., Hossain, S., Ahmed, S. M., Haque, R., Yamamoto, T., & Glass, G. E. (2010). Progress and challenges to control malaria in a remote area of Chittagong hill tracts, Bangladesh. Malaria Journal, 9(156). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-156
Haque, U., Magalhães, R. J. S., Reid, H. L., Clements, A. C., Ahmed, S. M., Islam, A., … Glass, G. E. (2010). Spatial prediction of malaria prevalence in an endemic area of Bangladesh. Malaria Journal, 9(120). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-120
Ahmed, S. M., Hadi, A., Razzaque, A., Ashraf, A., Juvekar, S., Ng, N., … Bich, T. H. (2009). Clustering of chronic non-communicable disease risk factors among selected Asian populations: Levels and determinants. Global Health Action, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v2i0.1986
Ahmed, S. M., Hadi, A., Razzaque, A., Ashraf, A., Juvekar, S., Ng, N., … Bich, T. H. (2009). Clustering of chronic non-communicable disease risk factors among selected Asian populations: Levels and determinants. Global Health Action, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v2i0.1986
Ahmed, S. M., Hossain, M. A., & Chowdhury, M. R. (2009). Informal sector providers in Bangladesh: How equipped are they to provide rational health care? Health Policy and Planning, 24(6), 467–478. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czp037
Ahmed, S. M., Haque, R., Haque, U., & Hossain, A. (2009). Knowledge on the transmission, prevention and treatment of malaria among two endemic populations of Bangladesh and their health-seeking behaviour. Malaria Journal, 8(173). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-173
Ahmed S. M. (2009). Capability development among the ultra-poor in Bangladesh: a case study. Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 27(4), 528–535. https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v27i4.3399
Haque, U., Huda, M., Hossain, A., Ahmed, S. M., Moniruzzaman, M., & Haque, R. (2009). Spatial malaria epidemiology in Bangladeshi highlands. Malaria Journal, 8(185). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-185
Haque, U., Ahmed, S. M., Hossain, S., Huda, M., Hossain, A., Alam, M. S., … Haque, R. (2009). Malaria prevalence in endemic districts of Bangladesh. PloS ONE, 4(8). https://doi.10.1371/journal.pone.0006737
Ng, N., Van Minh, H., Juvekar, S., Razzaque, A., Huu Bich, T., Kanungsukkasem, U., … Soonthornthada, K. (2009). Using the INDEPTH HDSS to build capacity for chronic non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance in low and middle-income countries. Global Health Action, 2. https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v2i0.1984
Ashraf, A., Quaiyum, M. A., Ng, N., Minh, H. V., Razzaque, A., Ahmed, S. M., … Bich, T. H. (2009). Self-reported use of tobacco products in nine rural INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems in Asia. Global Health Action, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v2i0.1997
Huu Bich, T., Thi Quynh Nga, P., Ngoc Quang, L., Van Minh, H., Ng, N., Juvekar, S., … Kanungsukkasem, U. (2009). Patterns of alcohol consumption in diverse rural populations in the Asian region. Global health action, 2, 10.3402/gha.v2i0.2017. https://doi:10.3402/gha.v2i0.2017
Kanungsukkasem, U., Ng, N., Minh, H. V., Razzaque, A., Ashraf, A., Juvekar, S., … Bich, T. H. (2009). Fruit and vegetable consumption in rural adults population in INDEPTH HDSS sites in Asia. Global Health Action, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v2i0.1988
Ng, N., Hakimi, M., Van Minh, H., Juvekar, S., Razzaque, A., Ashraf, A., … Huu Bich, T. (2009). Prevalence of physical inactivity in nine rural INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems in five Asian countries. Global health action, 2, 10.3402/gha.v2i0.1985. https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v2i0.1985
Razzaque, A., Nahar, L., Minh, H. V., Ng, N., Juvekar, S., Ashraf, A., … Bich, T. H. (2009). Social factors and overweight: Evidence from nine Asian INDEPTH Network sites. Global Health Journal, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v2i0.1991
Minh, H. V., Soonthornthada, K., Ng, N., Juvekar, S., Razzaque, A., Ashraf, A., … Kanungsukkasem, U. (2009). Blood pressure in adult rural INDEPTH population in Asia. Global Health Journal, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v2i0.2010
Haque, U., Huda, M., Hossain, A., Ahmed, S. M., Moniruzzaman, M., & Haque, R. (2009). Spatial malaria epidemiology in Bangladeshi highlands. Malaria Journal, 8(185). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-185
Wahlin, Å., Anstey, K. J., McDonald, S. W. S., Ahmed, S. M., Kivipelto, M., Kunnukattil, K. S. S., … Kabir, Z. N. (2008). The international network on public health and aging (INOPA): Introducing a life course perspective to the public health agenda. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 23(97). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-007-9055-1
Rana, A. K. M. M., Lundborg, C. S., Wahlin, Å., Ahmed, S. M., & Kabir, Z. N. (2008). The impact of health education in managing self-reported arthritis-related illness among elderly persons in rural Bangladesh. Health Education Research, 23(1), 94–105. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cym002
Ahmed, S. M. (2008). Taking healthcare where the community is: the story of the Shasthya sebikas of BRAC in Bangladesh. BRAC University Journal, 5(1), 39–45. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10361/415
Ahmed, S. M., & Hossain, M. A. (2007). Knowledge and practice of unqualified and semi-qualified allopathic providers in rural Bangladesh: Implications for the HRH problem. Health Policy, 84(2-3), 332–343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.05.011
Bhuiya, A., Mahmood, S. S., Rana, A. K., Wahed, T., Ahmed, S. M., & Chowdhury, A. M. (2007). A multidimensional approach to measure poverty in rural Bangladesh. Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition, 25(2), 134–145.
Ahmed, S. M., Petzold, M., Kabir, Z. N., & Tomson, G. (2006). Targeted intervention for the ultra poor in rural Bangladesh: Does it make any difference in their health-seeking behaviour? Social Science & Medicine, 63(11), 2899–2911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.07.024
Ahmed, S. M., Tomson, G., Petzold, M., & Kabir, Z. N. (2005). Socioeconomic status overrides age and gender in determining health-seeking behaviour in rural Bangladesh. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 83(2), 109–117. https://doi:org/s0042-96862005000200011
Ahmed, S. M. (2005). Intimate partner violence against women: Experiences from a woman-focused development programme in Matlab, Bangladesh. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 23(1), 95–101.
Ahmed, S. M., Adams, A. M., Chowdhury, M., & Bhuiya, A. (2003). Changing health-seeking behaviour in Matlab, Bangladesh: Do development interventions matter? Health Policy and Planning, 18(3), 306–315. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czg037
Ahmed, S. M., Rana, A. M., Chowdhury, A. M. R., & Bhuiya, A. (2002). Measuring perceived health outcomes in non-western culture: Does SF-36 have a place? Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 20(4), 334–342.
Ahmed, S. M., Rana, A. M., Chowdhury, S. M., Mills, A., & Bennett, S. (2002). Substance and drug abuse: Knowledge, attitude and perception of school going adolescents in Bangladesh. Regional Health Forum, 6(2).
Ahmed, S. M. (2001). Differing health and health-seeking behaviour: Ethnic minorities of the Chittagong hill tracts, Bangladesh. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 13(2), 100–108. https://doi.org/10.1177/101053950101300208
Ahmed, S. M., Chowdhury, M., & Bhuiya, A. (2001). Micro-credit and emotional well-being: Experience of poor rural women from Matlab, Bangladesh. Web Development, 29(11), 1957–1966. Retrieved from https://www.microfinancegateway.org/sites/default/files/mfg-en-case-study-micro-credit-and-emotional-well-being-experience-of-poor-rural-women-from-matlab-bangladesh-2001.pdf
Ahmed, S. M., Chowdhury, A. M., Chowdhury, M., & Bhuiya, A. (2000). Gender, socioeconomic development and health-seeking behaviour in Bangladesh. Social Science & Medicine, 51(3), 361–371. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00461-X
Khan, S. R., Chowdhury, A. M. R., Ahmed, S. M., & Bhuiya, A. (1996). Women’s education and employment: Matlab experience. Social Science & Medicine, 11(1), 45–58. Retrieved from https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/APPJ-Vol-11-No-1.pdf
Mohsin, M., Bhuiya, A., Ahmed, S. M., Chowdhury, A. M. R., & Khan, S. R. (1995). Gender preferences & practice of contraceptives by selected socio-demographic characteristics in a rural Bangladesh. Asian Profile, 23(6), 489–501.
Ahmed, S. M., Islam, M. R., & Kabir, I. (1988). Efficacy of oral rehydration solution in correcting serum potassium deficit of children with acute diarrhoea in Bangladesh. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 34(1), 24–27. https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/34.1.24
Ahmed, S. M., Islam, M. R., & Butler, T. (1986). Effective treatment of diarrhoeal dehydration with an oral rehydration solution containing citrate. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 18(1), 65–70. https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548609032308
Molla, A. M., Ahmed, S. M. & Greenough, W. B. (1985). Rice-based oral rehydration solution decreases the stool volume in acute diarrhoea. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 63 (4), 751 - 756. Retrieved from https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/265096
Samadi, A. R., Ahmed, S. M., Bardhan, P. K., Huq, M. I., Islam, M., & Wahed, M. A. (1985). Treatment of infantile diarrhoea with standard oral rehydration solution and early introduction of milk feeds. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 31(3), 162–166.
Islam, M. R., & Ahmed, S. M. (1984). Oral rehydration solution without bicarbonate. Archives of disease in childhood, 59(11), 1072–1075. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.59.11.1072
Kabir, I., Rahaman, M. M., Ahmed, S. M., Akhter, S. Q., & Butler, T. (1984). Comparative efficacies of pivmecillinam and ampicillin in acute shigellosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 25(5), 643–645. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.25.5.643
Islam, M. R., Samadi, A. R., Ahmed, S. M., Bardhan, P. K., & Ali, A. (1984). Oral rehydration therapy: efficacy of sodium citrate equals to sodium bicarbonate for correction of acidosis in diarrhoea. Gut, 25(8), 900–904. https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.25.8.900
Samadi, A. R., Wahed, M. A., Islam, M. R., & Ahmed, S. M. (1983). Consequences of hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia in children with acute diarrhoea in Bangladesh. British medical journal (Clinical research ed.), 286(6366), 671–673. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.286.6366.671
Research Reports/ Monographs/Working papers
Ahmed, S. M., Islam, K. F. & Yusuf, S. S. (2017). Summary and Recommendations. In Non-Communicable diseases in Bangladesh: Current scenario and future directions (pp. 57–63). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Health Watch. Retrieved from http://www.brac.net/images/news/2017/bhw_report2016_final.pdf
Ahmed, S. M., Rawal, L. B., Hossain, T., Naher, N., & Phaholyothin, N. (2017). Creating momentum for Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities. (Working Paper Series No. 6). Retrieved from http://www.coe-uhc.org/index.php/publications/category/9-working-paper-series
Ahmed, Y. H., Hussain, A. Z., & Ahmed, S. M. (2015). Taking stock of Bangladesh health sector and looking beyond 2015: gaps and challenges towards achieving Universal Health Coverage. (Working Paper Series No. 5). Retrieved from http://www.coe-uhc.org/index.php/publications/category/9-working-paper-series
Ahmed, S. M., Islam, K. F., & Bhuiya, A. (Eds.). (2015). Urban Health Scenario: Looking beyond 2015. Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Health Watch; James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC Univesity.
Ahmed, S. M., Alam, B. B., Anwar, I., Begum, T., Huque, R., Khan, J. A., Nababan, H., & Osman, F. A. (2015). Bangladesh Health System Review (A. Naheed & K. Hort, Eds.; Vol. 5, Issue 3, p. 186). Asia Pacific Observatory on Public Health Systems and Policies. http://apps.searo.who.int/PDS_DOCS/B5409.pdf
Bloom, G., Wilkinson, A., Tomson, G., Awor, P., Zhang, X., Ahmed, S. M., Khan, W. A., Blessing, V., Wang, L., Liang, X. and Peterson, S. (2015) Addressing Resistance to Antibiotics In Pluralistic Health Systems, STEPS Working Paper 84, Brighton: STEPS Centre https://steps-centre.org/wp-content/uploads/AMR.pdf
Ahmed, S. M., Evans, T. G., Chowdhury, A. M. R., Mahmud, S., & Bhuiya, A. (Eds.). (2012). Bangladesh Health Watch Report 2011: Moving towards universal health coverage. Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Health Watch. Retrieved from http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10361/2897/BHW_Report_2011.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
lslam, Q. S., Ahmed, S. M., & Khan, M. A. U. (2011). Revisiting the ARI programme of Brac: How well are we doing? ( Working Paper Series No. 23). Retrieved from http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/xmlui/handle/10361/13166
Ahmed, S. M., Hossain, S., Khan, A. M., Islam, Q. S., & Kamruzzaman, M. (2011). Lives and livelihoods on the streets of Dhaka city: Findings from a population-based exploratory survey ( Working Paper Series No. 19). Retrieved from http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/xmlui/handle/10361/13220
lslam, A. M., & Ahmed, S. M. (2011). "Why do i have to clean teeth regularly?" : Perceptions and state of oral and dental health in a low-income rural community in Bangladesh ( Working Paper Series No. 20). Retrieved from http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/xmlui/handle/10361/13167
Alam, N., Uddin, A., Rahman, M., Sumi, N. S., Ahmed, S. M., & Streatfield, P. K. (2010). “Manoshi” Community health solutions in Bangladesh baseline survey in Dhaka urban slums 2009 (pp. 1–52). ICDDR,B and Brac. http://dspace.icddrb.org/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6782/1/Monoshi%20Midline%20Survey%20Report%20%28SR-113%29.pdf
Hossain, S., Kamruzzaman, M., & Ahmed, S. M. (2010). Exploring explanatory model of malaria in hill tracts of Bangladesh: Perspective from Dighinala Upazila ( Working Paper Series No. 11). Retrieved from https://ideas.repec.org/p/ess/wpaper/id2709.html
Khan, M. A., & Ahmed, S. M. (2009). The “Birthing Hut” facilities of Manoshi: A two-part paper, exploring the inception and post-inception phases of urban delivery centres of Dhaka (MANOSHI Working Paper Series No. 11). Retrieved from http://dspace.icddrb.org/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6733/1/Manoshi-WP07.pdf
Ahmed, S. M., & Islam, Q. S. (2009). Improving the quality of life of the presbyopic patients: The reading glass project of Brac ( Working Paper Series No. 09). Retrieved from https://ideas.repec.org/p/ess/wpaper/id2550.html
Ahmed, S. M., & AKMM, R. (2009). Health, health services and health-seeking behaviour. In Pathways out of Extreme Poverty: findings from round I survey of CFPR phase II. (pp. 73–94). Dhaka, Bangladesh: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division. Retrieved from http://www.iig.ox.ac.uk/output/reports/pdfs/iiG-report-CFPRII_Baseline.pdf
Ahsan, K. Z., Streatfield, P. K., & Ahmed, S. M. (2008). Manoshi: Community health solutions in Bangladesh baseline survey in Dhaka urban slums 2007 (pp. 1–51). ICDDR,B and Brac. http://dspace.icddrb.org/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6780/1/Manoshi-SR-104.pdf
Ahmed, S. M., MA, I., R, H., & M, H. (2008). Malaria baseline prevalence and socioeconomic survey 2007. Dhaka, Bangladesh: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, ICDDR,B & Government of Bangladesh.
Ahmed, S. M., & Kamal, T. M. (2008). Hygiene awareness and practices. In WASH Programme of BRAC: Towards attaining the MDG targets: baseline findings (pp. 85–94). Dhaka, Bangladesh: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division. Retrieved from http://esocialsciences.org/Download/Download.aspx?fname=Document11812011...
Ahsan KZ, S., & Ahmed, S. M. (2008). Manoshi: Community health solutions in Bangladesh. baseline survey in Dhaka urban slums 2007. In Scientific Report (Vol. 104). Dhaka, Bangladesh: ICDDR,B and BRAC.
Ahmed, S. M., & Hossain, M. A. (2007). Taking doctors where the Ultra poor are: Assessment of the panel doctor scheme of CFPR/TUP programme ( CFPR Working Paper Series No. 17). Retrieved from https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/jdownloads/WORKING%20PAPERS/cfpr_wp17.pdf
Hashima E Nasreen, Ahmed, S. M., Begum, H., & Afsana, K. (2007). Maternal, neonatal and child health programmes in Bangladesh: Review of good practices and lessons learned. BRAC Research and Evaluation Division.
HE, N., Imam, N., Akter, R., & Ahmed, S. M. (2006). Safe motherhood promotion project in Narsingdi district: baseline survey 2006. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Research and Evaluation Division, BRAC In cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Retrieved from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/60e2/ac24ecfd8a270d8560f42b25ec953118028c.pdf?_ga=2.37141728.138486673.1582176019-491569316.1582176019
Ahmed, S. M., & Rana, A. M. (2005). Customized development interventions for the Ultra poor: Preliminary change assessments of health and health-seeking behaviour (CFPR/TUP 2002 to 2004) ( CFPR Working Paper Series No. 7). Retrieved from https://ideas.repec.org/p/ess/wpaper/id2575.html
Ahmed, S. M., Bhuiya, A., Rana, A. M., Hadi, A., Mahmud, S., Salam, A., & Chowdhury, M. (2003). Monitoring the status of health equity in Bangladesh: The BHEW Survey 2002 (pp. 1–40). Bangladesh Health Equity Watch. http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/xmlui/handle/10361/13092
Hashima-E-Nasreen, Bhuiya, A., Ahmed, S. M., & Chowdhury, M. (2003). Women focused development intervention reduces neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: A study of the pathways of influence. BRAC-ICDDR,B Joint Research Project, 1–21. Retrieved from http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/xmlui/handle/10361/13096
Ahmed, S. M., Rana, A. M., Chowdhury, M., & Bhuiya, A. (2001). Revisiting Matlab: Repeat Survey 1999 (Working Paper Series No. 31). Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=32CECF1099572183E04675D2F7283A1C?doi=10.1.1.574.4556&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Ahmed, S. M., & Chowdhury, A. M. R. (1999). Towards 2000: Health scenario of Bangladesh (pp. 250–277). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Brac Research and Evaluation Division. Retrieved from http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/xmlui/handle/10361/12969
HE, N., M, C., A, B., S, C., & Ahmed, S. M. (1998). Integrating reproductive and sexual health into a grassroots development program. Dhaka, Bangladesh: BRAC-ICDDR,B Joint Research Project.
Ahmed, S. M., Chowdhury, M., & Bhuiya, A. (1998). Two studies on health care-seeking behaviour and household sanitation practices of BRAC member and non-member households in Matlab, Bangladesh (Working Paper Series No. 22).
Mahbub, A., & Ahmed, S. M. (1996). Perspective of women about their own illness (pp. 1–35). Brac Research and Evaluation Division. http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/xmlui/handle/10361/13215?show=full
Biswas, S., & Ahmed, S. M. (1996). Selling latrines to the poor: how effective it is? In Studies on the inputs of BRAC in Matlab: Sanitary latrines, training, monthly meetings, legal awareness and credit (pp. 1–7). Dhaka: ICDDR,B and Brac Joint Research Project.
Afsana, K., Ahmed, S. M., Mayeed, M., Roy, R. D., & Karim, F. (1998). Women, workload and the women’s health and development programme: Are women overburdened? Brac Research Monograph Series No. 11, 1–22. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.522.703&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Ahmed, S. M. (1992). Socioeconomic development and health: Final report of the baseline survey in Matlab. Dhaka, Bangladesh: BRAC.
Conferences
Ahmed, S. M. (2012). Treating diarrhea with Oral Rehydration Solution: the Case of Bangladesh. In Workshop on Oral Rehydration Therapy. Sweden: University of Gavle, Sweden.
Ahmed, S. M. (2011). Mainstreaming NCDs in the health system of Bangladesh: Developing a priority research agenda. In Health and development challenges of Noncommunicable diseases. Jakarta, Indonesia.
Ahmed, S. M. (2010). Problems and prospects of running a DSS for chronic disease research in LICs: insights from Watch, Bangladesh. In Prioritizing chronicity. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ahmed, S. M. (2008). Using research for scaling up health programmes: BRAC Experience. In International conference on scaling up: An essential strategy to attain good health for all. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Ahmed, S. M. (2006). Reaching the poorest of the poor with health services: the case of BRAC’s CFPR/TUP programme in Bangladesh. In The Private sector in health care delivery-potentials and challenges. Jinan/Shandong, China.
Ahmed, S. M. (2005). How do you measure the concept of poverty: BRAC experiences. In TB and poverty: Are we doing enough? Bellagio, Italy.
Ahmed, S. M. (2005). Healthcare for the ultra-poor: the case of BRAC’s CFPR/TUP programme. In Meeting the health-related needs of the extreme poor. London.
Ahmed, S. M. (2003). Tentative intervention package for Bangladesh. In The Second PHILL Partner Workshop: Intervention design and data analysis strategy. Hanoi,Vietnam.
Ahmed, S. M. (2001). WATCH: The Demographic Surveillance System of BRAC Research and Evaluation Division. In Workshop on analysis Of vaccination data. Naorobi,Kenya.
Ahmed, S. M. (1999). Health-seeking behaviour of BRAC member and non-member households. In 6th Annual Conference of the Global Health Council. Arlington, Virginia.
Ahmed, S. M. (1998). Community based TB control programmes in Bangladesh – BRAC experience. In International Seminar on Emerging Public Health Issues in South Asia. Kerala, India.
Ahmed, S. M. (1997). Socioeconomic development and health of the poor: Exploring pathways of change. In Workshop on data analysis. Boston, USA.
Ahmed, S. M. (1996). Health-care seeking behaviour of individuals from the BRAC-member and non-member households. In Fifth Annual Scientific Conference ASCON V. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Magazine/Newspaper Articles
Ahmed, S. M. (2011, May). Lives and livelihoods on the streets of Dhaka City (2 parts). The Daily Sun.
Ahmed, S. M. (2006, July 6). Towards a pro-poor health system in Bangladesh. The Daily Star.
Ahmed, S. M. (2001). Mainstreming ageing in health systems. Access, 36, 7–8.
Ahmed, S. M. (1999). Taking knowledge to the people: Providing AIDS awareness education through grassroots women’s organizations. Access, 31, 6.
Ahmed, S. M. (1999). BRAC at the 26th annual conference of the global health council. Access, 29, 10–11.
Ahmed, S. M. (1994). Flood losses and post-flood rehabilitation needs in BRAC’s programme areas. Access, 10, 8–9.
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Professional Activities
+–Position
Institution
Dates
Professor and Director, CoE for Health Systems and UHC
Professor and Programme Coordinator UHC, CEHS, icddr,b and Director, CoE-UHC
Senior Research Coordinator
BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health at BRAC University
ICDDR,B and James P Grant School of Public Health at BRAC University
BRAC Research and Evaluation Division
Dec. 2015 – till date
Jul. 2013 – Dec. 2015
Aug. 2010 - June 2013
Research Coordinator
BRAC Research and Evaluation Division
Apr. 2003 – Jul. 2010
Senior Medical Officer (Research)
BRAC Research and Evaluation Division
Sep. 1995 - Mar.2003
Medical Officer (Research)
BRAC Research and Evaluation Division
Jun. 1992 - Aug.1995
Medical Officer
MOH, Govt. of Islamic Republic of Iran
Feb. 1984 - Feb. 1989
Clinical Research Fellow/ Physician
ICDDR,B
Sept. 1980 - Dec. 1983
Medical Officer
Diabetic Association, Bangladesh
Feb 1980 - Aug.1980
Medical Officer
MOH&FW, Govt. of Bangladesh
Sept.1979 - Jan 1980
Asstt. Surgeon
(In-service Trainee)
Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Sept. 1978 - Aug.1979