Department Of Noncommunicable Diseases - Bangladesh University of Health Sciences

Department of Noncommunicable Diseases

To develop skilled manpower for NCD prevention and control in the country.

To develop competent graduates with knowledge on different public health perspectives including noncommunicable diseases.
To reinforce the learning process by theory, practical and hands-on implementation.
To create NCD specialist with knowledge on chronic diseases, its risk factors, risk assessment, prevention strategies and research project management.
To promote collaboration among relevant Institutes/Universities in home and abroad for NCD research and academic exchange.
To generate evidence-based suggestions which can help the planners and policy makers to develop better health care programs in the country for NCD prevention and control.

Ensure access to education on public health standpoint
Create leadership in NCD sector
Generate skilled health care professionals in NCD prevention & control
Engagement in community development and create awareness on NCDs & its risk factors
Develop the student’s knowledge in research perspective along with national international collaboration

NCD Department has started its journey independently since 2015. Before that, the MPH Program in NCD was conducted by the Department of Community Medicine. Only a 2-year Master Program is running under this department. This department is involved with four types of activities, namely Academic/ teaching, Research, Training and Short Courses. Various research and project activities have been conducted by the department with the support of different funding organizations including the Directorate General of Health Services, Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC), Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Bangladesh, and Bangladesh Center for Communication Program (BCCP). This Department has collaboration with the University of Glasgow, UK for conducting research on cardiac rehabilitation including RCT and with the University of Munich for operating an accredited short course on NCD Burden.

This is the first MPH Program in South-East Asian Region solely on NCD. Globally NCDs are now the number one public health challenge contributing 74% death across the globe. Each year, 17 million people die from NCD before age 70 and 86% of these premature deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. In Bangladesh, NCDs are increasing rapidly and account for approximately 68% of mortality and 64% of disease burden. So, the country is in dire need of the health professionals who are expert in NCD management. After completion of this master degree the students will have a wide range of opportunities to build up their career in NCD related field due to increased demand in the job market both nationally and internationally. The students will be able to be involved with different types of activities during studying this program like research, training, short courses and various project activities of the department.