Dr. Aftab Uddin is a medical graduate trained in public health and medical education having experience with NGOs (both domestic and international), UN Agencies like World Health Organization, and the Ministry of Health of the Government of Bangladesh, of over 30 years.

Dr. Uddin provided technical assistance to develop more than 35 curricula related to public health, family planning, reproductive health, RTI/STD and HIV/AIDS, violence against women, child health, nutrition, water and sanitation, communication, management and supportive supervision, and undergraduate medical education. Dr. Uddin also reviewed and updated national undergraduate medical curricula and curricula for medical technologists. Working as faculty in medical colleges and postgraduate institute developed skills in applying adult learning principles and methods, he taught Community Medicine/public health topics to both undergraduate and postgraduate medical students; delivered more than 200 lectures, organized and facilitated more than 200 small group sessions, and provided technical, managerial and administrative support to plan, implement, and evaluate 50 field site training programs.

Since 2006, apart from leading the TTU functions and guiding the team members, he has developed a cumulative network of more than 60 universities/institutes and trained over 50 thousand people globally with training foot-print spread over all five continents. His current interest includes development of health human resources through using technology and innovative approaches including e-Learning/Distance Learning, teaching and conducting implementation research. Also, as an Adjunct Faculty and co-lead of WHO-TDR program, he teaches IR skills among MPH graduates of JPG School of Public Health-cofounded by BRAC and icddr,b.

Selected Publications:

• NGO Service Delivery Program, USAID, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Report on Performance Improvement Initiatives in NSDP. October 2005.

• Technical Training Unit, DGHS, MOHFW, Bangladesh. Working Paper on Assessment of Needs for In-service Training and Types of Training under Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Program 2003-2006. October 2002.

• ICMH, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Gender Sensitivity Assessment tool for Reproductive Health Curricula (Bangladesh version). February 2002.

• MOHFW, Government of Bangladesh. Bangladesh National Strategy for Maternal Health. October 2001

• Technical Training Unit, DGHS, Bangladesh. Monitoring and Evaluation Plan of ESP In-Service Training, Health and Population Sector Program (HPSP), Bangladesh, June 2000 – June 2003. December 2000.

• Uddin A. Ali K B, Mukhlesur R, Islam N, Bhuiyan A S. BCC Intensification to Adolescents for STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention. AIDS Conference 2002: Moving for Action with Shared Responsibility, National STD/AIDS Network, Bangladesh, October 27-28, 2002

• Ali K B, Islam N, Uddin A. Hossain S A S, Ahmed J U, Maksuda A N. ESP In-service Training for field workers under Health and Population Sector Program in Bangladesh. 1st Scientific Seminar and Workshop on Urban Leprosy of Bangladesh Leprosy Association, NLEP Head Quarter, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh, 10 – 11 February 2002.

• Ali K B, Uddin A. Monitoring and evaluation plan of ESP In-service training in Bangladesh. Training Newsletter, Line Director In-Service Training, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Vol. 3, No. 3, September 2001.

• Uddin A. A Staff Development Programme for Demonstrating the Attributes of Media. 3rd National Conference on Medical Education, National Association for Medical Education (NAME) Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka, February 19-20, 2000.

• Uddin A. COME-an approach for strengthening Academic Community Medicine. CME Newsletter, Centre for Medical Education, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Vol. 6, Issue-1, June 1999.