ACTIVITIES OF POTHIKRIT INSTITUTE OF HEALTH STUDIES (PIHS) IN BRIEF (July 2018 – July 2026)
International Collaboration:
A.Supervision of PhD Students
a.Passed
- Dr Shirin Jahan Mumu, passed in 2018 from Western Sydney University (Australia) under the joint supervision of Prof Dafna Merom (Shool of Science & Health) and Prof Dr Liaquat Ali (PIHS).
Thesis Title: The Effect of Rural-to-Urban Migration on Risk factors of Cardiovascular Diseases in Bangladesh.
- Dr Afsana Afroze, passed in 2020 from Monash University, Melbourne (Australia) under the joint supervision of Prof Baki Billah (Dept of Public Health) and Prof Dr Liaquat Ali (PIHS).
Thesis Title: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bangladesh: Cost-of-illness and Complications.
- Dr M Wahiduzzaman, passed in 2021 from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich (Germany) under the joint supervision of PD. Dr. Andreas Lechner (Medical Faculty) of and Prof Dr Liaquat Ali (PIHS).
Thesis Title: Factors affecting clinical outcome among type 2 diabetic subjects attending the out-patient department of a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh.
International Collaboration:
- Hasina Akhter Chowdhury passed in 2025 from Monash University, Melbourne (Australia) under the joint supervision of Prof Baki Billah (Dept of Public Health) and Prof Dr Liaquat Ali (PIHS).
Thesis Title: Impact of a patient, family and community-engaged diabetes care model in rural Bangladesh: a randomized controlled trial.
Ongoing:
- 1. Masuma Mannan inUniversity of Science And Technology, Meghalaya, India ,under joint the supervision of Dr Trishna Mani Thakuria (Dept of Health sociology) and Prof Liaquat Ali (PIHS).
Thesis Title: Equity and its Covariates in Primary Health Care:A Comparative study between Eastern Assam and Northeastern Bangladesh
- 2. Mahbuba Akhter inUniversity of Science And Technology, Meghalaya, India under joint the supervision of Dr. Jayabrata Saha (Dept of Applied Biology) and Prof Liaquat Ali (PIHS).
Thesis Title: Association of Dementia with Dietary intake of Vitamin B6 and B12: amulti ethnic study on Type 2 Diabetic Subjects in Northeastern India and Bangladesh