Key Institutional Partners
ARK Foundation
ARK Foundation is a non-government, non-political and not-for-profit organization dedicated to the socio-economic development of Bangladesh. Through evidence-based research, training and communications it provides sustainable solutions for health, education and social development. ARK Foundation works closely with Government organizations, national and international NGOs, universities and development partners to achieve its vision and mission.
Suite C-3 & C-4, House # 06, Road # 109,
Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212,
Bangladesh.
Rumana Huque, PhD
Dr. Rumana Huque is a Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She specializes in health systems and health economics with special focus on health care financing, resource allocation and budgeting. She is particularly interested in research and advocacy in the field of tobacco control. She has conducted studies on tobacco taxation, second-hand smoking, smokeless tobacco and tobacco cessation in Bangladesh. She closely works with the National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC) of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh, and played an active role in a series of policy dialogues on tobacco control policies in Bangladesh. She holds the position of Executive Director at ARK Foundation, Bangladesh, which is a research NGO working in health system strengthening, urban health, mental health and tobacco control, working with a number of development partners and universities in the United Kingdom and North America. She is a member of the faculty of public health (fph), United Kingdom, through distinction. She has wide experience of working with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh, local NGOs and international donor agencies since 2000. She was the member in the Technical Working Group of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh in developing Health Care Financing Strategy (2012-2032), Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) and Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) of the 4th Health Sector Programme (2017-2022), and Annual Programme Reviews (2013, 2019). She is a visiting Faculty of Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. She is also the Convener of Knowledge Hub on ‘Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh’, and a member of ‘Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA)’. Rumana received her bachelor’s in economics from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and received her MA and Ph.D. in health economics from University of Leeds, UK.
Strategic Partner
The Bureau of Economic Research (BER)
is a research organ of the University of Dhaka. The organization is represented by the faculty members of the Department of Economics. Through this platform, they engage in a range of research activities. Its office is located in the University Arts Faculty Building. Since its inception in 1956, the Bureau has completed a number of studies, has provided a store-house of research experience and has been a source of trained hands for employment by government and private agencies.
Room No: 3051/KA Arts Faculty Building
University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Phone: 880-9661900-73, Ext. 4560
Mobile: 01725313131, 01672303839
Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Founded in 1983 (by Alan Maynard) and as one of the first university departments of its type, the Centre for Health Economics is a leading influence on UK health policy, helping shape the way society thinks about health and health care. Over nearly four decades, CHE has examined the economic case for drugs and treatments available for some of our most enduring health conditions including cancer, asthma and heart disease.
