‘Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much’ – Professor Dr Abul Kalam Azad, Director General of Health Services rightly quoted in his inauguration speech during the International Conference on ‘Data for Decision (D4D) in Health’. Bangladesh has become a shining example of the value of global collaboration in strengthening
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icddr,b initiates Café Scientifique on health issues
Although structured moderation is important for communication between specialists, it can also stifle the spontaneous sharing and open engagement necessary for genuine scientific knowledge sharing to the general public. Café Scientifique is a model for public engagement between scientists and the general public that has been successfully implemented in developed countries. It gathers non-specialists and
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Improving how journalists report on evidence-informed health issues for effective policymaking
Journalists play an influential role in bridging the gap between research evidence and health policymaking. However, health reporters often find it difficult to verify the credibility of information sources and struggle for effective search strategies to identify and access relevant knowledge resources on public health. In order to provide journalists with an opportunity to hone
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Engaging people in health dialogues
Public engagement is generally defined as “a two-way process, involving interaction and listening, with the goal of generating mutual benefit”. Through public engagement initiatives, two-way communication offers an effective way of designing health policies and setting priorities. Public engagement with local communities helps scientists and researchers to optimize the relevance of their research, and can
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Policy discussion on Urban Primary Healthcare
In July, a Policy Breakfast to discuss Urban Primary Healthcare was organised by the EU-supported SHARE (Strengthening Health, Applying Research Evidence) project at icddr,b, in collaboration with the Institute of Informatics and Development, in order to promote evidence-informed debate on urban health and primary health care. Dr Alayne Adams, Senior Social Scientist at icddr,b and
