Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 1 Tobacco Control Research: Generating Evidence to bring Change April 21, 2015 Mohammad Shahjahan Director and CEO Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP) For more information:

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 2 The “Goal” of the Bangladesh Tobacco Control Research Network is to promote a “culture” that motivates researchers to be involved in tobacco control research The Network was formed in 2013 with the overall purpose of developing a local evidence-based research repository to enhance effective tobacco control policy development and implementation. Bangladesh Tobacco Control Research Network : Goal

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 3 In Bangladesh, tobacco control related research had not been a popular topic within the academic community and there was no platform where potential tobacco control researchers could get support and guidance Against this backdrop, BCCP with technical support from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA took the initiative of establishing the Network. Tobacco Control Research Network: Rationale

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 4 The initiative of developing the Network was shared at the Research Network Kick-off Meeting held in April 2013 More than hundred participants expressed their solidarity and signed expressing their interest to be members Selected network members were involved in the award selection progress and in the Dissemination Conferences The network has started the process to get legal status. Tobacco Control Research Network

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 5 Tobacco Control Research Network A Q/A Session in Progress

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 6 Review Bangladesh-specific tobacco control related research activities and identify gaps Document and disseminate tobacco control research findings that can be used to enhance support for tobacco control policy development and implementation Serve as a resource for partners, implementers, activists and the Government with respect to tobacco control research and provide tacit knowledge/experiential learning. Tobacco Control Research Network Objectives of the Network:

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 7 Identify strategic partners for tobacco control-related research Organize tobacco control research conferences, scientific seminars and meetings Assist members in documenting research findings, lessons learned and best practices, and publishing journal articles Establish a resource center Organize research capacity building workshops. Tobacco Control Research Network: Function Functions of the Network:

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 8 Since 2013, 25 students and 25 experienced researchers (out of 300 applicants) were awarded grants to generate local evidence through BCCP. Tobacco Control Research Grant Program

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 9 Grant Program Considers BI Priority Issue: WHO MPOWER Package Tobacco Control Research Grant Program

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 10  BCCP team has been nurturing the grantees and provided mentorship at every step of their research work  Organize capacity building training workshops  Research Methodology Workshop  Data Management and Analysis Workshop  Effective Presentation and Report Writing Workshop  Provide a platform to share their research findings  Coach the grantees on how to prepare and make an effective presentation. Tobacco Control Research Grant Program: Providing Mentorship

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 11 Research Grant Program: Mentoring and Training Sessions A mentoring session in progress A training session in progress

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 12 Tobacco Control Research Grant Program: Journal Publication Provide hands-on support and guidance to prepare manuscript for journal publication…

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 13 Encourage to submit abstracts to different national and international conferences  one of the study titled “Prevalence of Smoking Among the Physicians of Bangladesh” was selected to present at WCTOH, 2015 Tobacco Control Research Grant Program: Providing Mentorship

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 14 Research Grant Program: Dissemination Conference 2014 A Scientific Session in Progress Dissemination Conference in Progress

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 15 Tobacco Control Research Grant Program: Media Coverage

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 16  The Network provides a platform to the researchers to extend support and guidance  The Network has created an enabling environment for tobacco control research in Bangladesh  Different stakeholders including the government are using the research findings generated through the grant program  A couple of studies have been published in the international journals and some are in progress  The Network, with support from BCCP, is on its way to establish itself to sustain the capacity building initiative and co-fund research grant program. Research Network Helps Sustaining the Research Capacity

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 17 Research Network: Guiding Principle

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs Slide # 18 Tobacco Control Research: Generating Evidence to bring Change Mohammad Shahjahan Director and CEO Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP) For more information: