The BRAC School of Public Health was featured in the World Health Report 2006. The following is an excerpt from the report:
" In Dhaka, Bangladesh, the BRAC University James P. Grant School of Public Health aims to train a cadre of professionals who will improve the health outcomes of populations in disadvantaged areas of the world. Its first 25 students are mostly from low-income countries - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Uganda - but also from the United States and graduated in January 2006. Students learn through fieldwork centered around the public health practitioners, managers, researchers, educator and policy-makers, and the school will run an active placement service. Students and teaching staff benefit from a close collaboration with Bangladesh's Centre for Health and Population Research (ICDDR, B). Staff members are drawn from Bangladesh, the region and internationally, which adds to a stimulating environment, as do the prestigious partners from around the world."