Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) is a leading public health research and implementation organisation dedicated to saving lives and improving wellbeing.The landmark Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey (BHIS 2005), the largest community-based injury survey conducted in any low- and middle-income country, revealed the overwhelming burden of injuries as a major cause of death and disability.
The magnitude of injury explored steered the researchers towards ideation and development of an institutional response, leading to the establishment of CIPRB on 6 February 2005.The organisation implemented Prevention of Child Injuries through Social Intervention and Education (PRECISE), the world’s largest community trial on child injury prevention.
Pioneering approaches such as Anchal and SwimSafe not only transformed community safety in Bangladesh but have also been recognised internationally and incorporated into global guidance on drowning prevention.
While drowning prevention remains a cornerstone of CIPRB’s work, the organisation expanded its scope to address a wide range of public health priorities.
Healthy and dignified life for all in a safe and productive environment.
To generate evidences, transfer knowledge and skills, and promote integrated services and technologies for healthy life.
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Guiding the strategic vision and governance of the organization.
Dr. Mohammed Mazharul Hoque is a Selection Grade Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Founding Director, Accident Research Institute (ARI), BUET. He received his Ph.D. from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, and his Post-Doctoral from Southampton University, UK. He has worked in traffic safety, accident investigation, traffic management, congestion and environmental issues, non-motorized transportation, transport planning and land use, transportation economics and engineering, transportation management, public transportation, and mass transit.
Dr. Chowdhury has been managing the organisational operations of CIPRB since 2015 in addition to his research activities. He completed his Masters in Public Health (MPH) and PhD from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Road traffic injuries, health system research and neglected tropical diseases are his areas of interest. He coordinated regional level (South-East Asia) activities for global status report on road safety and violence prevention.
Dr. Biswas availed MBBS from Rajshahi Medical College, post-graduation in Public Health from National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Post-Graduate Diploma and M.Sc in Health Economics from the Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka. At present he is engaged in teaching Community Medicine at Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College, Sirajganj.
Dr. Rahman is working as the Scientific Director, UChicago Research Bangladesh, Department of Health Studies, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA. He has nearly 20 years of professional experience in the field of occupational and environmental health that includes health risk and exposure assessment, with academic training in Occupational and Environmental Medicine from Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Sweden.
Mrs. Shahana Rahman is a member of the Executive Committee of the Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB).
Mrs. Gulshan Jahan is a distinguished member of the Executive Committee of the Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB).
Dr. Chanda as a public health expert worked for various international organisations since he graduated. Currently he has been working as the Senior Technical Officer, Reproductive Health (RH)/Maternal Health (MH) at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
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