A Journey of Research Mentorship and Skill Development in Bangladesh For more than a decade, the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has worked with USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation and D4I projects on a multitude of research activities. Through this partnership, D4I has implemented various approaches to strengthen the research and dissemination capacity of icddr,b staff.
Lessons Learned in Engaging Youth in Dissemination of the Bangladesh Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Survey Findings From 2019-2020, the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), and Data for Impact (D4I) conducted the first-ever national Bangladesh Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Survey (BAHWS) with female and male adolescents ages 15-19 to better understand their state of health and wellbeing.
Expertise and Leadership from Local Partners: A Q&A on data collection strategies and lessons learned in Bangladesh and Tanzania In 2023, Data for Impact (D4I) published an assessment report entitled High Impact Practices (HIPs) in Family Planning (FP): A qualitative assessment of quality and scale of implementation for three service delivery HIPs in Bangladesh and Tanzania.
Breastfeeding is a collective responsibility (Op-Ed) Even after so many years of having strong protective evidence of breastfeeding, our society in Bangladesh is not ready to provide women with a safe environment.
Strengthening Diverse Capacities through Diverse Approaches at Partner Universities Data for Impact (D4I), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supports countries to generate and use high-quality data to improve their programs, policies, and—ultimately—health outcomes. D4I also strengthens the technical and organizational capacity of local organizations and actors to collect, analyze, and use data to support their sustainable development. One successful approach D4I has adopted involved capacity strengthening of universities in Armenia and Moldova, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, and Malawi.
The Power of eLearning: Revolutionizing Secondary Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Bangladesh D4I’s Knowledge Management and Communications Specialist based in Bangladesh worked on a proposal in collaboration with colleagues at icddr,b to digitize the puberty and sex education chapters in the Physical Education and Health textbook, a part of the national curriculum for secondary school students in Bangladesh.
The battle against indirect maternal mortality (Op-Ed) Uncovering the differential burdens and dissecting the root causes and systemic failures that have resulted in the often overlooked issue of indirect maternal deaths
Nurturing growth: Unraveling height dynamics in Bangladesh (Op-Ed) Analyzing the factors effecting women's height and how it impacts their well-being
Every Child Everywhere: Assessing USAID’s Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy The MSNS (2014–2025) was developed to guide and inform USAID nutrition policies and programs in both humanitarian and development contexts to improve economic productivity, resilience, and overall nutritional status to save lives.
Op-Ed: Understanding the ‘fourth trimester’ Op-Ed: Understanding the ‘fourth trimester’ External link to news article: Understanding the ‘fourth trimester’ Author(s): Aniqa Tasnim Hossain and Shusmita Khan Year: 2023 Language: English Region(s): BANGLADESH
