BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health

Mahmuda Akter Sarkar

Senior Field Coordinator

CGSRHR

Short Biography

Mahmuda Akter Sarkar currently working as a Senior Field Coordinator at BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University (BRAC JPGSPH) joined the school in 1^st January 2019. I am Master of Social Science, Dhaka University, Bangladesh and B. Ed, from Open University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. More then 20 years involve Health Researcher Unit BRAC and BRAC University. I am passionate about promoting mental well-being and overcoming social stigma, especially among women. My main research interests are in Gender and SRHR, Disability, mental health, maternal and child health.

MPH Modules Conducted

Current Projects

ERASMUS Access4all (WP2)

Peer Reviewed Publications

“The well-being of Rohingya children in Rohingya camps of Bangladesh during the Covid 19 pandemic: a qualitative exploration”.
Authors: Atiya Rahman,Nazrana Khaled,Mahmuda Akter,Sakila Yesmin,Syeda SaziaZaman,Erum Marium & Kaosar Afsana
DOI/URL: DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2022.2106979
Published on: 2022-08-08

Handbooks & Book Chapters

1. 1. “Voice and Accountability: The Role of Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Committee,

Margaret Leppard, Sarawat Rashid, Atiya Rahman, Mahmuda Akter,Hashima-E-Nasreen. University of Aberdeen UK1, BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, Bangladesh, September 2011

2. “A Focused Ethnographic Study on Female Garment Workers’ Well-being and Reproductive Health”

Atiya Rahman, Fahmida Akter, Mahmuda Akter, September 2015

3. Understanding Security, Psychosocial Health and Livelihoods of Women Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh”,

Kaosar Afsana, Saira Parveen Jolly, Mahmuda Akhtar Sarkar, May 1, 2020

Awards

Links

mahmuda.sarkar@bracu.ac.bd

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Research Focus

Gender and SRHR Disability mental health maternal and child health.

Total Citations

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Education

Master of Social Science,, Dhaka University, Bangladesh