nabilaashraf
About: I am a dentist and public health researcher and has been working in the field of Noncommunicable disease research for around 6 years. I am currently working as a Manager, Knowledge Management in the Initiative for Noncommunicable Disease at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b); a reputed international research organization in Bangladesh. My research interest includes the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases research including common mental health disorders specially among older adults in South Asia. She is a fellow of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) funded project “Improving Outcomes in Mental and Physical Multimorbidity and Developing Research Capacity” (IMPACT) in South Asia and currently coordinating formative research that aimed to assess the feasibility of integrating mental health services in routine NCD care in a primary health care setting in Bangladesh under supervision of the Principle Investigator (PI). I also supported establishing a research network for the COVID-19 research implementation and knowledge hub: Asia. I am currently supporting as a dissemination coordinator for The Global Health Network Asia. In my professional career, my training in both qualitative and quantitative research methods has helped her to deliver different projects and disseminating the findings to transfer research into policy.
Job: Research Coordinator