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Dr Sadika Akhter
Associate ScientistInstitution: icddrb
Current Institution Location: Bangladesh
Email: sadika@icddrb.org
Phone Number: +88-02-9827001-10, ext-2272
Website: Go to website
Address:
68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212
Migration Health Research Area/Expertise
I am an Anthropologist with a degree in social science and a PhD in Environmental Public Health. I work as an Associate Scientist at icddrb, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. My research interest is gender, work, and health of the migrant female garment workers in Bangladesh. I am also leading the Bangladesh part of a multi-country study on non-communicable diseases, and the use of evidence in policy processes. I am working for the past 18 years in Bangladesh. I work closely with the national government, civil society organizations and UN systems in Bangladesh.
Research Focus/Expertise on Relevant Migrant Categories
Internal Migration
Migrant Workers (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)
General Research Focus/Expertise
Relevant Publications
| Title | Author | Year Published | Link to Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewing shirts with injured fingers and tears: exploring the experience of female garment workers health problems in Bangladesh | Sadika Akhter, PhD; Shannon Rutherford, PhD; Cordia Chu | View | |
| What makes pregnant workers sick: why, when, where and how? An exploratory study in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh | Sadika Akhter, PhD; Shannon Rutherford, PhD; Cordia Chu | View | |
| Work, gender roles, and health: neglected mental health issues among female workers in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh | Sadika Akhter, Shannon Rutherford, Feroza Akhter Kumkum, David Bromwich, Iqbal Anwar, Aminur Rahman, Cordia Chu | View |