Departmental Affiliations
Research Interests
health systems; health policy; human resources for health; responsiveness; implementation research; medical anthropology; elderly health; mixed methods; psychometrics
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Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
DrPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2015
MPH
BRAC University
2008
MBBS
University of Rajshahi
2006
Overview
Dr Taufique Joader completed his Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) degree from Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2015. He was a recipient of Fogarty International Fellowship. Before this, he obtained Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University in 2008, with highest distinction. He also won the Allan Rosenfield Award for best overall performance. He also obtained a Diploma in International Health and Policy Evaluation from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Dinajpur Medical College, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He is also trained in Development Studies from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a winner of international scientific essay competition, ‘Emerging Voices for Global Health, 2010’, organized by Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Honors & Awards
Health Systems Program Doctoral Research Award, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA - 2014
Fogarty Training Grant Fellowship by National Institutes of Health, USA - 2011
Emerging Voices for Global Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium - 2010
Allan Rosenfield Award for best overall performance in MPH, James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh - 2008
Fogarty Training Grant Fellowship by National Institutes of Health, USA - 2011
Emerging Voices for Global Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium - 2010
Allan Rosenfield Award for best overall performance in MPH, James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh - 2008
Select Publications
Joarder, T., George, A., Ahmed, S.M., Rashid, S.F., & Sarker, M. (2017). What constitutes responsiveness of physicians: A qualitative study in rural Bangladesh. PLoS ONE, 12(12): e0189962. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189962
- Joarder, T., Mahmud, I., Sarker, M., George, A., & Rao, K. D. (2017). Development and validation of a structured observation scale to measure responsiveness of physicians in rural Bangladesh. BMC Health Services Research, 17(1), 753. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2722-1
- Joarder, T., George, A., Sarker, M., Ahmed, S., & Peters, D.H. (2017). ‘Who are more responsive? Mixed-methods comparison of public and private sector physicians in rural Bangladesh’, Health Policy and Planning, 32(suppl_3), p. iii14-iii24. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czx111.
- Joarder, T.,Islam, A.,&Uddin, A.(2017). Developing a CPHC Model for Bangladesh. In R. Labonté, D. Sanders, C. Packer and N. Schaay (eds.) Revitalizing Health for All: Case Studies of the Struggle for Comprehensive Primary Health Care. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- Rawal, L.B., Joarder, T., Islam, S.M.S., Uddin, A., & Ahmed, S.M.A. (2015). Developing effective policy strategies to retain health workers in rural Bangladesh: a policy analysis. Human Resources for Health, 13(36).
- Joarder, T., Cooper, A., &Zaman, S. (2014). Meaning of death: an exploration of perception of elderly in a Bangladeshi village. Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 29(3), 299-314.
Projects
Workload analysis of the health workforce of public sector in Bangladesh by WISN Method
Analyzing the policy and governance environment for NCD control, and identifying potential policy options
Level 3 Monitoring of Child Protection Program of UNICEF in Bangladesh