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Public Health and Epidemiology

RMCL provides public health research and epidemiology services in Bangladesh, supporting government agencies, development partners, universities, NGOs, and health programmes through epidemiological studies, population surveys, health systems assessments, programme evaluation, implementation research, and policy-focused evidence generation.

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Overview

RMCL has strong institutional experience in public health research and epidemiology in Bangladesh, including programme evaluation, population and surveillance-linked studies, health systems assessments, and evidence-based advisory services for government agencies, development partners, universities, NGOs, and health programmes.

RMCL supports government agencies, universities, UN agencies, INGOs, and development partners in designing and implementing studies on HIV, sexual and reproductive health and rights, drug use, prison health, immunization, community health, key populations, and health service delivery.

RMCL combines field implementation capacity, epidemiological methods, qualitative research, statistical analysis, data quality assurance, and policy translation to generate reliable evidence for programme improvement, health planning, and strategic decision-making.

Key Challenges

  • Limited availability of reliable population-level health data
  • Service access gaps among vulnerable and marginalized populations
  • Weak integration between programme data, research evidence, and policy decisions
  • Complexity in reaching hidden, stigmatized, and high-risk populations
  • Insufficient routine use of data for public health planning
  • Need for stronger quality assurance in large-scale health research

RMCL Solutions

Public health baseline, midline, and endline studies
Epidemiological research and population-based surveys
Key population mapping and size estimation
HIV, SRHR, drug use, and prison health research
Health data analysis, reporting, and visualization
Research ethics, safeguarding, and quality assurance
Policy briefs, guidelines, and strategic recommendations
Stakeholder engagement with government and health partners

Areas of Expertise

HIV and key population studies
Drug use and harm reduction research
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Prison health and vulnerable population research
Health systems and service delivery assessment
Epidemiological and mixed-methods study design
Public health monitoring and evaluation
Data quality assurance and evidence translation

Expected Results

  1. 1

    Stronger evidence for public health planning and programming

  2. 2

    Improved understanding of service access, coverage, and gaps

  3. 3

    Enhanced targeting of vulnerable and key populations

  4. 4

    Better use of research findings for policy and programme decisions

  5. 5

    Improved quality and credibility of public health data

  6. 6

    Actionable recommendations for health systems strengthening

Commission public health research and advisory services

From protocol development to field implementation, analysis, reporting, and dissemination, RMCL supports high-quality public health evidence generation.

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