Senior Management Team
Driving operational excellence and impactful research in public health.
Dr. Rahman apart from his position as Executive Director, has also been responsible for directing the International Drowning Research Centre-Bangladesh (IDRC-B). He obtained his PhD from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Dr. Rahman is one of the leading drowning prevention researchers globally. He has published more than 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Rahman has also been appointed as Portfolio Director, Drowning Prevention by the Royal Life Saving Society, Commonwealth.
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.
Prof. Dr. M. A. Halim is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with expertise in public health research. He has been leading the Reproductive and Child Health unit of the centre since 2010. He obtained his PhD from Hamamatsu University, Japan. He published around 50 scientific articles in peer reviewed journals. He led two recent projects namely 'Maternal and Perinatal Death Review in four MNHI districts of Bangladesh 2010-2012'.