
Furkan Hossain
Director of Research & Development, SHRL
Most Recent Consultancy Services
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Lead Consultant, Factors Associated with HIV Viral Load Suppression on Antiretroviral Therapy in Bangladesh, Client: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare., Government of Bangladesh, 2024.
2.
Lead Consultant, Rapid Situation and Response Assessment (RSRA) among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) and Female Sex Workers (FSWs) in 14 districts, Client: Save the Children, 2024.
3.
Co-Investigator, Study on Prevalence of HIV, HCV and Syphilis among the Prisons of Bangladesh and Knowledge, Attitude & Practices Survey on HIV/STI Transmission & Prevention, Client: National AIDS/STD Programme (ASP), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare., Government of Bangladesh, 2024.
4.
Social Research Expert, Needs Assessment on Justice for Children in Rohingya Camps, Location: Cox’s Bazar District, Client: UNICEF, 2024.
5.
Lead Consultant, Situational assessment on the structural barriers (administrative and social) that impedes access to health and human rights services to people who use and inject drugs in Bangladesh and develop an advocacy brief based on the findings; Harm Reduction International, UK, 2023 (Funded by the Global Fund).
6.
Lead Consultant, Assessment on the livelihood and human rights situation among the FSWs in Bangladesh to understand the barriers to accessing health, social and legal services to address their individual well-being in selected areas; UNAIDS Bangladesh, 2023
7.
Lead Consultant, Support advocacy and training in HIV prevention and treatment to strengthen the GoB Department of Social Security (DSS) among adolescents focusing vulnerable street adolescent and adolescent key populations; Unicef and UNAIDS Bangladesh, 2023
8.
Lead Consultant, Health Facility Survey in Urban Area, Ministry of Local Government, Government of Bangladesh, 2023
9.
Co-Investigator, Mapping Study and Size Estimation of Key Population in Bangladesh for HIV Programs 2022-23; National AIDS/STD Programme (ASP), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare., Government of Bangladesh
10.
Lead Consultant, Qualitative Study on Violence among the Female Sex Workers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, Sex Workers Network, Bangladesh; 2022
11.
Lead Consultant, Baseline Study on Choice Voice and Promise, an Innovation Project of Save the Children’s Sponsorship program in Barishal’; 2022
12.
Lead Consultant, KAP Survey and Programme Evaluation on low Vision Rehabilitation and Vision Therapy in Bangladesh, Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, Dhaka; 2022
Training Module and Strategic Document Development
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Lead Consultant, ‘Update National HIV M&E Plan: 2021-2023’; National AIDS/STD Programme (ASP), 2021, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare., Government of Bangladesh
2.
Lead Consultant, Development of Training Modules for National AIDS/STD Programme (ASP), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh.
3.
Lead Consultant, Development of Organizational Manuals for Community Networks under Save the Children.
Research work / Publications
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Co- Principal investigator, Evaluation of “Improving Health and Social Well-being of Adolescent Female Sex Workers through Enhanced Access to Essential Services” for Save the Children, 2019
2.
Co- Principal investigator, Situation assessment of health, drug use and HIV in the selected Prisons of Bangladesh for UNODC in 2010-11
3.
Co- Principal investigator, Rapid assessment of the factors putting children at risk of drug abuse in selected divisional cities and rural areas in convergence districts for UNICEF, 2009
4.
Co- Principal investigator, Rapid situation assessment among the injecting drug users in 29 districts of Bangladesh for NASP and SC-USA, 2008
5.
Co- Investigator, Evaluation of Strengthening the RH services with UNFPA, for UNFPA in 2007
6.
Co- Principal investigator, Situation Assessment to Drug Use among the children in Dhaka city for TDH Natherland and Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum, 2006
7.
Co- Principal investigator, Rapid situation assessment of HIV/AIDS among the Drug users in five selected districts in Khulna and Barisal Division, for Unicef, 2006
8.
Co- Investigator, Rapid situation assessment of HIV/AIDS among the child drug users in Dhaka city, for TDH, 2006
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Co- Investigator, Rapid situation assessment of HIV/AIDS among the high-risk population in 8 Districts for CARE Bangladesh, 2004-05