Research – Institute of Health Economics

IHE’s research covers all the issues of health economics related to the six building blocks of the health systems: service delivery; health workforce; health information systems; access to essential medicines; healthcare financing; health sector leadership and governance. Our research focuses on efficiency, equity and quality of health care; health insurance and innovative financing; impact evaluation of health interventions; epidemiological burden and financial implications of diseases; health sector reforms; economics of nutrition; economics of pharmaceutical sectors (pharmacoeconomics); health technology assessment (HTA); and health education. Other priority areas include family planning, social safety nets, food safety, and environmental health including medical waste management.

Date	Name
January 4, 2021	Feasibility Study for the Establishment of Six Medical Colleges and Nursing Colleges Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: Health Services Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2020-Ongoing)
January 4, 2021	Feasibility Study for the Establishment of Three Medical Universities and Two Nursing Colleges Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: Medical Education and Family Welfare Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2020-ongoing)
January 4, 2021	Costing of OPD Benefit Package for SSK Cardholders Contributor: Shafiun Nahin Shimul Funding agency: Health Economics Unit, Health Services Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2020-Ongoing)
January 4, 2021	Healthcare Seeking Behavior of SSK Card Holders Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: Health Economics Unit, Health Services Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2020-Ongoing)
January 4, 2021	Enhancing Essential Services Provision for Universal Health Coverage (EESPUHC) in the context of COVID-19 Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: ThinkWell LLC, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2020- Ongoing)
January 4, 2021	Analysis of Investment Case, Use of Pool Fund and Current Local Level Planning for Improvement of Maternal and Child Health Care in Bangladesh Contributor:Nahid Akhter Jahan Funding agency: Unicef (2020-Ongoing)
January 4, 2021	PHC Service Delivery Operational Measures: Country Data Collection Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: ThinkWell LLC, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2020)
January 4, 2021	Ensuring a healthy environment for workers’ safety amid Covid-19: A model for the RMG sector Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: Shojag Coalition (Naripokkho, BLAST, SNV Netherlands, Christian Aid) (2020)
January 4, 2021	Family Planning Spending Assessment (FPSA) for FY 2019-2020 Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: Avenir Health, USA (2020)
January 4, 2021	Doctor-Patient Relationship: Evidence from Bangladesh Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid, Ragaul Azim Funding agency: University Grants Commission (UGC), (2019-2020)
January 4, 2021	Introducing health insurance scheme for the emptiers in Bangladesh Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: SNV Netherlands Development Organization (2019)
January 4, 2021	Costed Implementation Plan (CIP) for Family Planning in Bangladesh Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: UNFPA and Pathfinder International (2019)
January 4, 2021	Equity in Health with a Special Focus on Gender Inequity in Bangladesh Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid, Shafiun Nahin Shimul, Ragaul Azim, Aninda Nishat Moitry, Faojia Sultana Funding agency: Health Economics Unit, Health Services Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2019)
January 4, 2021	Health Care and Protection Services for Gender-based Violence (GBV) survivors among the Rohingya Community in Cox’sBazar: A Situation Analysis Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid, Shafiun Nahin Shimul, Ragaul Azim, Aninda Nishat Moitry, Faojia Sultana Funding agency: Health Economics Unit, Health Services Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2019)
January 4, 2021	Building Service Provider Capacity of Ganashasthaya Kendra Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: SNV Netherlands Development Organization (2019)
January 4, 2021	Family Planning Spending Assessment (FPSA) for FY 2018-2019 Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: Avenir Health, USA (2019)
January 4, 2021	User satisfaction survey for a health insurance product and develop contract negotiation points in favor of LFMEAB for the renewal of the health insurance Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid, Shafiun Nahin Shimul, Ragaul Azim Funding agency: GIZ (2018-2019)
January 4, 2021	Family Planning Spending Assessment of Bangladesh: FY 2015-2016 Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: Avenir Health, USA (2018)
January 4, 2021	Designing an Insurance Package for Financing Cancer and Kidney Diseases Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: Sadharan Bima Corporation, Bangladesh (2018)
January 4, 2021	(i) Evaluating the provider-based prepayment health scheme, (ii) Costing of health care provided by CWFD hospitals/clinics, and (iii) Landscape analysis of urban health Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: Abt. Associates, USA (2015-2016)
January 4, 2021	Health Care Seeking Behavior of Slum-Dwellers in Dhaka City: Results of a Household Survey Contributor: Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Nasrin Sultana, Farah Ishaq, Md Ziaul Hasan Sikder and Taslima Rahman Funding agency: World Health Organization (WHO) (2015)
January 4, 2021	Effects of Implementing UNICEF-Supported Local Level Planning for Improvement of MNCH Services in Bangladesh: Baseline Assessment in Selected Upazilas ( A component of the study of ‘Analysis of Investment Case, Use of Pool Fund and Current Local Level Planning for Improvement of Maternal and Child Health Care in Bangladesh’) Contributor: Nahid Akhter Jahan , Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Shamsuddin Ahmad, Sharmeen Mobin Bhuiyan, Nasrin Sultana, Suzana Karim, Moin Uddin Ahmed, Farah Ishaq, Rafia Rahman,Azhar Uddin M., Huque R. , Abdullah M. and Sikder M. Z. H. Funding agency: Unicef (2015)
January 4, 2021	Investment Case Analysis Using Marginal Budgeting for Bottleneck Tool for Improving Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Services in Chittagong and Sylhet Districts of Bangladesh( A component of the study of ‘Analysis of Investment Case, Use of Pool Fund and Current Local Level Planning for Improvement of Maternal and Child Health Care in Bangladesh’) Contributor: Nahid Akhter Jahan , Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Shamsuddin Ahmad, Sharmeen Mobin Bhuiyan, Nasrin Sultana, Suzana Karim, Moin Uddin Ahmed, Farah Ishaq, Rafia Rahman, Azhar Uddin M., Tulon KMNI Funding agency: Unicef (2015)
January 4, 2021	Health Care Seeking Behavior of Slum-Dwellers in Dhaka City: Results of a Household Survey Contributor: Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Nasrin Sultana, Farah Ishaq, Md Ziaul Hasan Sikder and Taslima Rahman Funding agency: World Health Organization (WHO) (2015)
January 4, 2021	Dynamics of Smoking Behavior among Urban Adolescents and Young Adults in Bangladesh: Peer Effect and Family Influences Contributor: Hashmi, R., Pulock, H., Moin Uddin Ahmed and K.M. Nafiz Ifteakhar Funding agency: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and BCCP (2014)
January 4, 2021	Introducing Health Insurance for Government Employees of Bangladesh: A Feasibility Study Contributor: Hamid S A Funding agency: Pay and Services Commission, Government of Bangladesh (2014)
January 4, 2021	Financing Health Care: An Evaluation of the NGO-led Micro Health Insurance, Bangladesh Health Equity Watch Contributor: Ahsan, S. M., Minhaj, M., Syed Abdul Hamid and Barua, S. Funding agency: BRAC (2012)
January 4, 2021	Assessing The Existing Capacity of human and other resources for Health Service Delivery at all levels in pilot areas. Contributor: Huque R., Howlader S. R., Molla A. A., and Lahiri S. Funding agency: German GFA (2012)
January 4, 2021	Costing of Health Services Provided by the Primary Level Facilities in Three SSK Pilot Upazilas of Bangladesh Contributor: Howlader S. R., Huque R., Molla A. A., Bhuiyan S M, and Lahiri S. Funding agency: German GFA (2012)
January 4, 2021	Evaluation of BRAC Bank’s SME loan Contributor: Khalily, M.A. B, Hamid, S.A. and Shimul, S.N. Funding agency: Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka (2011)
January 4, 2021	Maternal health care seeking behavior in rural Bangladesh Contributor: Ahsan, S.M. and Hamid, S.A. Funding agency: InM, Dhaka. (2011)
January 4, 2021	Costing of Maternal Health Services in Bangladesh Contributor: Slavea, C.; Sushil Ranjan Howlader & Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: GIZ (2010)
January 4, 2021	Demand for and Supply of Urban Primary Health Care in Bangladesh. Contributor: Syed Abdul Hamid and Shimul, S. N. Funding agency: Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka (2010)
January 4, 2021	Patient behavior: the use of drugs- and the revealed people’s preference for traditional medicine in rural Bangladesh, and the phenomenon of bypassing public care facilities-A quantitative study Contributor: Bhuiyan S M, Siddique S. H. Funding agency: World Health Organization (WHO) (2009)
January 4, 2021	Risks and Vulnerability of the Poor in Rural Bangladesh Contributor: Ahsan, S.M., Hamid, S. A., Khalily, M.A. B., and Barua, S. Funding agency: UNDP, Bangladesh. (2009)
January 4, 2021	Burden of Malaria and Kala azar in Bangladesh: A Study in Four Endemic Areas Contributor: Bhuiyan S M and et al Funding agency: World Health Organization (WHO) (2005)
January 4, 2021	Strengthening Reproductive Health Services for the Urban Poor Contributor: Bhuiyan S M Funding agency: UNFPA (2005)
January 4, 2021	Delivery of Health Care through Micro Health Insurance Scheme: An Assessment of the Health Programme of Grameen Kalyan Contributor: Hamid S A , Bhuiyan S M and Nasrin Sultana Funding agency: Grameen Kalyan (2005)
January 4, 2021	Productivity and Cost of Public Health Services in Bangladesh. Contributor: Nahid Akhter Jahan Funding agency: Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka (2004)
January 4, 2021	Productivity and Cost of Public Health Services in Bangladesh Contributor: Nahid Akhter Jahan Funding agency: Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka (2004)
January 4, 2021	Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance among the Garment Workers: A Study of Selected Factories. Contributor: Nahid Akhter Jahan Funding agency: Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka (2003)
January 4, 2021	Level and Determinants of Unofficial Fees at Public Facilities in Bangladesh: A Study of Selected Facilities. Contributor: Nahid Akhter Jahan Funding agency: HEU, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare., Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka (2003)
January 4, 2021	Socioeconomic Status and Childhood Morbidity in Rural Bangladesh: A Case study using Matlab Health and Demographic Data Contributor: Bhuiyan S M Funding agency: Department For International Development (DFID) (2003)
January 4, 2021	Willingness and Ability to Pay for Primary Health Services in Urban Primary Health Care Project Areas of Bangladesh Contributor: Hamid, S.A. Funding agency: ADB (2003)
January 4, 2021	Hospital waste management System in Bangladesh. Contributor: Hamid, S.A. Funding agency: Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka (2003)
January 4, 2021	Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance among the Garment Workers: A Study of Selected Factories. Contributor: Nahid Akhter Jahan Funding agency: Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka (2003)
January 4, 2021	Assessment of the Impact of User Fees at Upazilla Health Complexes (UHCs): Comparative Situation in three UHCs in Bangladesh Contributor: Nahid Akhter Jahan Funding agency: Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka, (2001)
January 4, 2021	Assessment of the Impact of User Fees at Upazilla Health Complexes (UHCs): Comparative Situation in three UHCs in Bangladesh. Contributor: Nahid Akhter Jahan Funding agency: Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka (2001)
January 4, 2021	Private HNP Sector Assessment: Findings of Surveys on Private Providers and Consumers Contributor: Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Shamsuddin Ahmed, & Syed Abdul Hamid Funding agency: Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka
January 4, 2021	Mapping of Poverty and Health at the Upazilla Level of Bangladesh Contributor: Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Nahid Akhter Jahan, Azhar Ali Molla, Syed Abdul Hamid & Rumana Haque Funding agency: WHO.
January 4, 2021	Analyzing the Effectiveness of MFF-SGF Program on Household and Community Resilience to Climate Change in Bangladesh Contributor: Suzana Karim, Moin Uddin Ahmed, and K.M. Nafiz Ifteakhar Funding agency: IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
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