Syed Masud Ahmed

Syed is a graduate of Dhaka Medical College (1978), a David E. Fellow from Harvard Centre for Population and Development Studies (1997), and a recipient of a Ph.D. in health systems from the Karolinska Institutet Medical University, Stockholm, Sweden (2005). He was a member of the Global Health Policy and Health Systems Research Committee of the NOW/WOTRO, Netherlands (2009 – ’13), the Health Workforce Advocacy Initiative (HWAI) Steering Committee, WHO (2014), and the Health Systems Research Committee of the Welcome Trust (2013 – ’16). He was ranked among the top 2% of scientists in the ‘Stanford World Ranking of Scientists 2020’ [https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/2 (Sl No. 142113/ subfield: Tropical Medicine)]. Recently, Prof. Ahmed has been ranked #2 among Bangladeshi top Scientists in the area of Social Sciences and Humanities, according to Research.com, an academic platform for scientists. He also ranked #4446 in the world ranking [https://research.com/scientists-rankings/social-sciences-and-humanities/bd ]. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and authored book chapters, monographs, and working papers. He has been also a peer reviewer in reputed journals such as Bulleting of WHO, Social Science and Medicine, Health Policy and Planning, BMC Public Health and Health Services Research, World Development, etc. Currently, under the Centre, he is leading research, advocacy, and capacity-building activities relevant to the improvement of the health systems and advancing UHC in Bangladesh.