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RESUME OFAZAHER ALI MOLLA MD; MPH; MSc (Health Economics);Ex.Associate Professor, presently a Doctoral Student of Public Health (Health Policy Concentration) at College of Public Health and Human Sciences (CPHHS), Oregon State University

CurrentMailing Address:

3405 NW,Orchard Avenue; Apt # 106
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Mobile: 541-602-3794
Email:

EDUCATION:

Fall, 2012 Doctor of Philosophy (Continuing) at OSU, GPA: 3.76

Jan.2000 to May.2000 Coursesin Epidemiology,

Tulane University, USA, Result: CGPA: 3.693 out of 4 (92%)

Session 1998-1999Masters of Science (Health Economics)

(Examination held in 2001)University of Dhaka, Result: CGPA: 2.90 out of 4 (72% marks).

Session 1997-1998 Post Graduate Diploma in Health Economics(Examination, 1999) University of Dhaka, Result: CGPA: 3.45 out of 4 (86% marks).

Sept.1987 to Aug .1988 Master of Primary Health Care Management

Mahidol University, Thailand, Result CGPA: 3.94 out of 4 (98% marks).

Session 1975-1981 Doctor of Medicine

State University, USSR (CIS), Result: First class with honors (85%)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Oct 2010 toAug 2012 Associate Professor, Institute of Health Economics,University of Dhaka

Jan. 2010 to Sept 2010Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka

July 2007 to Dec 2009 Health Economist and Poverty Analysis Specialist in the Program Support Office (PSO), Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Program (HNPSP) under Bangladesh MOHFW, contracted by Aus-Health International (Australia) and ADSL (Bangladesh).

May 2003 to June 2007Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka

Jan. 2003 to Apr. 2003National Consultantas Public Health Expert in the preparation of Bangladesh national health plan ‘Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Program (HNPSP)’

Jan. 1995 –Dec 2002 Medical Officer Primary Health Care (Focal point for WHO Project BAN OSD 001 PHC) under the Directorate General of Health Services, Government of Bangladesh;

Sept.1992 –Dec.1994 National Consultant under primary health care project

of WHOBAN OSD 001 (PHC) WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

Aug 1981–Aug 1992 Medical Officer at the village, sub-district, districts, divisional and national level health facilities;

PROFESSINAL AFFILIATION:

  • Member, Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA), since 2014
  • Life Member, Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA);
  • Life member, MPHM Alumni Association, Mahidol University, Thailand;
  • General Member, Bangladesh Public Health Association (BPHA), since 1985
  • Executive Committee Member, Health Economics Association of Bangladesh, since 2001
  • Member, International Health Economics Association( iHEA), since 2005

Presentation at International Conference:

1.5th International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Conference in Barcelona held in Barcelona, Spain, 9-13 July 2005, (Presenter).
2.Global Forum for Health Research (Forum 9), held in Mumbai, India from 11-16 September 2005 (Presenter).
3.Presented apaper on “A feasibility study on Demand Side Financing in Rural Bangladesh” in the 6th iHEA congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007 (Presenter)
4.Presented a paper on “Introducing Demand Side Financing in the Rural Areas of Bangladesh in the Global Forum for Health Research (Forum 11), held in Beijing, China, from 28 October to 2nd on November, 2007 (Presenter).
5.Presenter: Determinants of Household Healthcare Expenditure in Bangladesh. Global Health Conference organized by Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) held in Taipei, Taiwan from 23 Sept. to 27 Sept. 2014.
6.Poster presenter: Oregon Public Health Association annual Conference help in 13-14 October, 2014.
RESEARCH CONDUCTED as PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
  1. "Analysis of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) Among Arsenic Victims: A Descriptive Study on Health Economics Perspective", June 2002. Funded by Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC).
  1. “Impact of Comprehensive PHC using the ESP in the Community Facilities on Morbidity, Mortality and Quality of Care”, September 2002. Funded by World Health Organization (WHO).
  1. Socioeconomic Status and Childhood Morbidity in Rural Bangladesh: A Case Study Using Matlab Health and Demographic Data. A Collaborative Study of Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka & International Center for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research in Bangladesh. December 2003. Funded by DFID (UK)
  2. The Role of Village Health Volunteers in the Delivery of Essential Services Package (ESP) funded by Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC), 2004
  3. Chronic Arsenic Poisoning and Nutritional Status of Mothers and Children: A study in some Arsenic Polluted Areas in Kushtia District (Bangladesh) funded by Ministry of Science, Communication and Information Technology, Government of Bangladesh, 2004.
  1. Evaluationof Alternative Medical Care Services in Bangladesh, funded bythe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 2005.
  1. Strengthening Reproductive Healthcare Services for the Urban Poor. Funded by UNFPA, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005
  1. Feasibility Study of Prepaid Healthcare Financing funded by Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB), 2006.
9.Study of Demand and Utilization of Maternal Health Services among the Poor Women in Rural Bangladesh funded by Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology, Government of Bangladesh, 2006.
  1. “A Study on Underlying Factors of Risky Sexual Behaviors of Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) and Their Clients” Funded by World Vision, Bangladesh, 2007.
  1. Extension of Social Protection (Social Health Insurance) in Nabinager Upazila: A household Survey, funded by World Health Organization (WHO), Dhaka Office, 2007
  1. Introducing Social Health Insurance (SHI) Pilot Scheme in Kaligang Upazila of Gazipur District, funded by World Health Organization (WHO), Dhaka Office, 2008.
  1. Evaluation Public- Private Cooperation in LocalHealth service Delivery in 3 Unions of Cox’s Bazar District, Funded by Concern Universal, Bangladesh, 2008.
  1. In-depth Monitoring of Maternal, Child and Reproductive Health Services Delivery Program, funded by Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), Ministry of Planning,Govt. of Bangladesh, 2010.
  1. Effects of chronic Arsenic Poisoning on Nutritional Status of Women at Reproductive Age and Children: A Case Study in some Areas of Kustia District. The research was funded by Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC). The final report was submitted in September, 2011.

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Name of Journal/ Book: Bangladesh Environment, 2002, Vol-1, page 291-8

Subject / Article Name: "Social Awareness of Health Care Providers on Arsenic Contamination of Water”.

Published Country: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Year of Publication: December 2002

Name of Journal/ Book: Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin; Vol-30, No-1, pp 36-42

Subject / Article Name: "Study of Tooth Length and Working Length of First Permanent Molar in Bangladeshi People”

Published Country: Dhaka, Bangladesh, April, 2004

Name of Journal/ Book: Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin; Vol-30, No-2, pp 43-50

Subject / Article Name: "Analysis of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) Among Arsenic Victims: A Cross Sectional Study on Health Economics Perspective”

Published Country: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Year of Publication: August, 2004

Name of Journal/ Book: Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine Vol-23, No-1, pp 51-6

Subject / Article Name: "Extra Marital Sex Exposure among Men in Bangladesh”.

Published Country: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Year of Publication: June, 2004

Name of Journal/ Book: PakistanJournal of Social Sciences. Vol-3 (3), No-3, pp 437-44

Subject / Article Name: "Determinants of Choice of Healthcare Providers: Evidence from Selected Rural areas of Bangladesh”.

Published Country: Pakistan

Year of Publication: March,, 2005.

Name of Journal/ Book: The Dhaka University Studies. Vol-61, No-1, pp 115-24

Subject / Article Name: "Choice of Delivery Care in the Urban Slums”

Published Country: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Year of Publication: June, 2004

Name of Journal/ Book: Gender and Human Resources for Health in South Asia; Challenges and Constraints, Edited by Mahbub Ullah and Anwar Islam, Published by CIDA and University Grants Commission, Bangladesh, pp 39-68

Subject/ Article Name: "Human Resource in Health (HRH): an Overview of the Bangladesh Situation..

Published Country: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Year of Publication: April, 2006.

Name of Journal/ Book: Social Science Review [The DhakaUniversity Studies, part-D], Vol- 23, No-1, June 2006.

Subject /Article Name: "Primary Health care Activities and Patterns of Morbidity in Rural Bangladesh..

Published Country: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Year of Publication June, 2006

Name of Journal/ Book: 400 years of Capital Dhaka and Beyond” Asiatic Society.

Subject /Article Name: “Four Hundred Years of Health and Medical Care in Dhaka City”.

Published Country: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Year of Publication September, 2011

Name of Journal/ Book: Tropical Doctor, doi: 1258/td. 2011.1.110137

Subject /Article Name: "The Impact of Snake Bite on Household Economy in Bangladesh.

Published Country: Online Publication

Year of Publication January 2012

LANGUAGE SKILL: Bengali – mother tongue; Englishand Russian– can read, write, converse and comprehend

ACHIVEMENTS:

  • Received Primary Scholarship in 1965
  • Received Board Scholarship after SSC in 1969.
  • Received Secondary Scholarship in 1972.
  • Received Govt. Scholarship offered by USSR in 1974.
  • Received Govt. Scholarship offered by JICA (Japan) and DTEC (Thailand), 1987
  • Received WHO Scholarship under Health and Population Sector Program, 2000
  • Received Warren and Frederica Schad Fellowship, May, 2013

COMMUNITY SERVICES and VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:

  • Serve as a member of KINGSHUK BAHUMUKHEE SAMABAYA SAMILTY (KINGSHUK Cooperative society since 1990. Became President of that society in 2010 and work up to August 2012. This is volunteer social work. Please see bahumukhee samabaya samily

REFERENCES:

  1. Chunhuei Chi, MPH, Sc.D

Coordinator, International Health Program

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. 97331

Tel: 541-737-3836

E-mail:

  1. Molly L. Kile, ScD

Assistant Professor

Environmental Safety and Health

School of Biological and Health Sciences, 15 Milam Hall

Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5109

Phone 541-737-2643

Email:

  1. Dr. Nancy L. Seifert, PhD

Course Instructor, course: H210: Introduction to Health Services

Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy

College of Public Health and Human Sciences

Oregon State University

Contact: Tel:541-737-2323

Email:

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