EquiCity

Wednesday, 28 August 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Breakfast and Registration
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Opening plenary Opening remarks Dr Laura Reichenbach Dean and Director, Centre of Excellence for Science of Implementation and Scale-Up, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh *Chief guest -* Professor Syed Mahfuzul Aziz Acting Vice-Chancellor and Pro Vice-Chancellor, BRAC University, Bangladesh Context-setting Professor Dr Carlos Dora President of the Expert Advisory Council, International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), USA Professor Dr Sally Theobald ARISE Global PI, Professor in Social Science and International Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), UK Professor Dr Sabina Faiz Rashid Mushtaque Chowdhury Chair in Health and Poverty, and Director, Centre of Excellence for Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Panel discussion: Urban health Equity, Challenges and Way forward Professor Dr Ahmed Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury Advisor, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University; Convenor, Bangladesh Health Watch; and Professor, Population and Family Health, Columbia University, USA Dr Martha Chen Chair, Global Board, BRAC Professor Dr Carlos Dora President of the Expert Advisory Council, International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), USA Dr Blessing Mberu Senior Research Scientist and Head of Urbanisation and Wellbeing, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya Dr Rashila Pradhan Chair, PHASE NEPAL, and GP CWEC Clinic, Kathmandu, Nepal Asif Saleh Executive Director, BRAC, Bangladesh Professor Dr Sally Theobald ARISE Global PI, Professor in Social Science and International Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), UK
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Break
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	Session 2: Moving Beyond Numbers - Human Beings in Urban Spaces Chair Dr Deepak Karki Health Advisor, FCDO Discussant Professor Dr Sally Theobald ARISE Global PI, Professor in Social Science and International Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Presentations Dhanista Chakma Senior Research Assistant, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Aryan Iyer Consultant, SPARC, India Selima Sara Kabir Senior Research Associate, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Dr Robinson Karuga Research Fellow, LVCT Health, Kenya Shrutika Murthy PhD candidate, The George Institute for Global Health, ARISE India
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM	Exhibition: Harnessing art to uplift and unite communities Opening Luke Jerram International Artist, UK Introductions and sharing community-based interventions – art and renovations completed in informal settlements in Dhaka informal settlements Wafa Alam Research Fellow, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Raiyaan Mahbub Senior Research Assistant, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Israr Hasan Research Associate, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Nusrat Jahan Nizum Senior Research Assistant, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Dr Jiban Karki Post-doctoral Research Associate, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM	Lunch Break
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Session 4: Urban health equity and health systems Chair Professor Dr Syed Masud Ahmed Director, Centre of Excellence for Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University Co-Chair Dr Blessing Mberu Senior Research Scientist and Head of Urbanisation and Wellbeing, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya Presentations Dr Sushil Chandra Baral Managing Director, Herd International, Nepal Hemanth Chandu Research Officer, The George Institute for Global Health, India Nazia Islam Learning, Evaluation and Documentation Specialist, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh; and Md Sohrab Hossen, Senior Research Assistant, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Dr Caroline Kabaria Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya Dr Sohana Shafique Project Coordinator - Urban Health, Health Systems and Population Studies Division, icddr,b, Bangladesh
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM	Session 5: Accelerating City Equity: Health Insurance in Urban Context Chair & Moderator Professor Dr Carlos Dora President of the Expert Advisory Council, International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), USA Panel Discussion: Health Insurance and Urban Health Risks Dr Sainath Banerjee Board Member, International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), India Dr Blessing Mberu Senior Research Scientist and Head of Urbanisation and Wellbeing, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya Dr Gerda Polh Medical Director, Gorkha Welfare Trust, Nepal Dr Ghanshyam Gautam Lead- Health Economics, Systems and Social Protection, Herd International, Nepal

Thursday, 29 August 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration
	Session 6: Climate Change and Emerging Issues Chair Dr Farzana Misha Assistant Professor and Lead, Climate Change, Environment and Health Hub (CCEH), BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Keynote speaker Runa Khan Founder and Executive Director, Friendship NGO Panel discussion Dr Meghnath Dhimal Chief Research Section, Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC), Government of Nepal Professor Dr Ainun Nishat Professor Emeritus, Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research, BRAC University Dr Wameq Reza Senior Health Specialist, Health, Nutrition, and Population Global Practice, World Bank
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session 7: Community-Centric Design in Action: Shaping Policy and Practice Chair Dr. Ahasan Habib Head of Research, Monitoring & Evaluation. NGO Forum for Public Health, Bangladesh Discussant Dr Laura Dean Lecturer, International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK Presentations Muhammad Riaz Hossain Deputy Project Coordinator, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University Aryan Iyer Consultant, SPARC, India Dr Jiban Karki Postdoctoral Research Associate, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Dr Robinson Karuga Health Systems and Policy Specialist and Consultant, LVCT Health, Kenya Dr Nahitun Naher Assistant Director, Centre of Excellence for Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM	Session 8: Context Counts! Unveiling Methodological Solutions for Better Health Outcomes Chair Bachera Aktar Deputy Director, Centre of Excellence for Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University Panel discussion Wafa Alam Research Fellow, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University Dr Md. Tanvir Hasan Associate Professor and Co-Director, Centre of Excellence for Urban Equity and Health, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University Aryan Iyer Consultant, SPARC, India Dr Caroline Kabaria Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya Dr Robinson Karuga Health Systems and Policy Specialist and Consultant, LVCT Health, Kenya Dr Rosie Steege Lecturer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
01:15 PM - 02:00 PM	Lunch Break
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Session 9: Gender and Urban Health Equity Chair Dr Sushil Chandra Baral Managing Director, Herd International, Nepal Discussant Dr Md. Tanvir Hasan Associate Professor and Co-Director, Centre of Excellence for Urban Equity and Health, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Presentations Sweta Dash Research Fellow, The George Institute for Global Health, India Ishrat Jahan Research Fellow and Israr Hasan, Research Associate, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Dr Caroline Kabaria Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya Rosie Steege Lecturer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK and Syeda Tahmina Ahmed, Senior Research Associate, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh
03:00 PM - 03:45 PM	Book Launch – Poverty, Gender and Health in the Slums of Bangladesh. Children of Crows, Routledge. UK Chair Professor Dr Sally Theobald ARISE Global PI, Professor in Social Science and International Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), UK Reading from book Professor Dr Sabina Faiz Rashid Mushtaque Chowdhury Chair in Health and Poverty, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Discussants Dr Laura Reichenbach Dean and Director, Centre of Excellence for Science of Implementation and Scale-Up, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University Professor Dr Lenore Manderson Professor of Public Health and Medical Anthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Plenary Keynote address Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman Chairperson, BRAC & Executive Chairman, PPRC, Dhaka, Bangladesh Ways forward in Urban health and Equity in South Asia Nathalie Roebbel Unit Head, Urban Health, World Health Organization, Geneva Nepal representative from World Health Organization, Nepal Dr Lonim Dixit, National Professional Officer, World Health Organization, Nepal Wrap up Bachera Aktar Deputy Director, Centre of Excellence for Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Discussants Professor Dr Carlos Dora President, International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), USA Professor Sabina Faiz Rashid Mushtaque Chowdhury Chair in Health and Poverty, BRAC JPGSPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh Dr Laura Reichenbach Dean and Director, Centre of Excellence for Science of Implementation and Scale-Up, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh Professor Dr Sally Theobald ARISE Global PI and Professor, Social Science and International Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK