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Strengthening national health programmes. Applied research and technical assistance.


 Research findings of the Centre for Health and Population Research in Bangladesh have always been instrumental in strengthening national health programs in developing countries. In accordance with the fundamental mission of the Centre, the Health and Population Extension Division (HPED) has primarily conducted operations research and has disseminated the findings to program managers and policy-makers. In addition, it has provided technical assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and nongovernmental organizations working in the health and population sector. This paper reports the contributions of the HPED and the Centre's Epidemic Control Preparedness Programme (ECPP) in improving national health programs in Bangladesh. Overall, it is noted that the HPED and the ECPP have conducted field-testing of interventions and provided technical assistance to GoB concerning the community clinics and the unified management information system. Moreover, the HPED, through its Operations Research Project has successfully disseminated lessons learnt from its applied research activities. Future plans of the HPED include continuing such activities and help translate the findings into policy actions, aiming at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of large-scale national programs.
