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Nabeel Ashraf Ali

Nabeel Ashraf Ali is a social scientist, with an academic background in Philosophy and Public Health. His professional experience revolves around doing public health research in the community, while his research expertise lies in conducting qualitative research involving medical anthropology and behavioral science. Despite his academic and professional background, he feels the most comfortable in introducing himself as a justice activist.

Current and previous academic affiliations

  • International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)

  • International Crimes Strategy Forum (ICSF)

Notable publications

  • Winch PJ, Alam MA, Akther A, Afroz D, Ali NA, Ellis AA, Baqui AH, Darmstadt GL, El Arifeen S, Seraji MH; Bangladesh PROJAHNMO Study Group (2005). Local understandings of vulnerability and protection during the neonatal period in Sylhet District, Bangladesh: a qualitative study. Lancet. 366(9484): 478-85.

  • Khan, R., Khanom, A., Sultana, M., Akhter, R., Shelly, S. B., and Ali, N. A. (2016). Menstrual regulation: a decision tainted with stigma, pain, and suffering – an anthropological study. Dhaka, Bangladesh: EKN, Marie Stopes Bangladesh, and icddr,b

  • Story WT, Taleb F, Ahasan SMM, and Ali NA (2015). Validating the Measurement of Social Capital in Bangladesh: A Cognitive Approach. Qualitative Health Research 1–14.

  • Rahman SM, Ali NA, Jennings L, Seraji MH, Mannan I, Shah R, Al-Mahmud AB, Bari S, Hossain D, Das MK, et al: Factors affecting recruitment and retention of community health workers in a newborn care intervention in Bangladesh. Human Resource for Health 2010, 8:12.

  • Alam MA, Ali NA, Sultana N, Mullany LC, Teela KC, Khan NUZ, Baqui AH, Arifeen SE, Mannan I, Darmstadt GL, Winch PJ. Newborn umbilical cord and skin care in Sylhet District, Bangladesh: Implications for promotion of umbilical cord cleansing with topical chlorhexidine. Journal of Perinatology. 2008; 28: S61-S68.

Projects

  • “Formative research on maternal, neonatal, and child care knowledge and practices among indigenous peoples of Bandarban and Sunamgonj districts in Bangladesh” International Centre for Diarroheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Principal investigator

  • “Socio-cultural aspects and women’s perceptions on Menstrual Regulation and Menstrual Regulation services in Bangladesh” International Centre for Diarroheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Principal investigator

  • “Family and Social Networks Amongst different Models of Child Health Care in Bangladesh: An Ethnographic Study in ICDDR,B/Dhaka Hospital.” International Centre for Diarroheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Principal investigator

  • “Evaluation of chlorhexidine introduction strategy in Sylhet District, Bangladesh” International Centre for Diarroheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Co-investigator

  • “Determination of the systems and community level factors that inhibit or encourage uptake of new diagnostic technologies for maternal healthcare in selected rural sites of Bangladesh” International Centre for Diarroheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Principal investigator



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