Abdullah Al Mahmud Shohag
Assistant Program Officer
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Assistant Program Officer
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abdullah Al Mahmud Shohag has over eight years of experience and competence in implementing, monitoring, assessing, and disseminating knowledge from operations research in the fields of reproductive health, maternal health, ASRH, climate change, and humanitarian settings. His key strengths include developing quantitative and qualitative research instruments, managing project portfolios, qualitative data analysis, analytical writing, conducting data-collector training, monitoring data collection for quality control, developing SBCC materials, policy advocacy, and media advocacy. He has published and presented several journal articles, research reports, presentations, and posters in international and national conferences.
He has been working as a knowledge management specialist for the Population Council’s Bangladesh office and is helping to foster a knowledge-sharing culture and atmosphere that will lead to higher research impact. He manages and leads the country office’s overall communication initiatives, safety and security policies, and guides media-related functions.
Shohag has a Master of Population Sciences (MPS) degree from the University of Dhaka. This degree focuses on demographic analysis, population studies, SRHR, population policy, gender issues, population aging, climate change adaptation, and risk-reduction measures.