Two Bangladeshi Professors receive ‘Heroines of Health’ award

At the World Health Assembly this year, GE Healthcare and Women in Global Health, a movement that strives for greater gender equality in global health leadership,  joined forces to honor and celebrate women in global health. 2018 Heroines of Health, Professor Sabina Faiz Rashid and Professor Malabika Sarker have being honored this year for their work with vulnerable populations in Bangladesh. Both have strong academic backgrounds; Prof. Rashid is the first female Dean of the BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, appointed in 2013, and Prof. Sarker is the first female Director of Research. Their partnership and collaboration is key to their leadership and is inspiring the next generation of global health workers. Their research has offered the world invaluable learning on topics such as community health workers, sexual and reproductive health, non-communicable disease, urban health, health systems, HIV – and beyond.

Prof. Rashid is also the steering committee member of Share-Net Bangladesh. Her seminal inputs have led to the successful implementation and expansion of Share-Net Bangladesh project in its early years. Prof. Rashid continues to guide the Share-Net Bangladesh team to move forward our objectives.

The whole team at Share-Net Bangladesh would like to congratulate the Heroines of Health on their outstanding achievement. We are indebted to them for their contribution to the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) of the people.

Read more at: Women in Global Health , The Pulse