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Dr. Rahat Chowdhury

Global NCD Advocate

Early screening, Better Treatment, Fewer Complications

ADVANCING
NCD CARE
IN BANGLADESH.

Dr. Rahat Chowdhury

🌍 Transforming NCD Care & Public Health Through Innovation & Policy

🔹 Passion & Commitment: Passionate about global health. Committed to improving lives through better NCD care, prevention, and health system strengthening.

For over a decade, I have worked in non-communicable disease policy development, digital health innovation, and public health strategy. My focus is on strengthening healthcare systems and driving policy changes that make a tangible impact on patient care.

As an NCD Policy Expert and Digital Health Innovator, I collaborate with health ministries, research institutions, and global organizations to develop solutions that improve diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease prevention and management.

🚀 What I Do

  • Health Systems Strengthening
  • Public Health Policy & NCD Care
  • Digital Health Innovation (AI/Tech)
  • Global Collaboration & Leadership

📌 Strategic Mission

To drive policy reforms, digital transformation, and healthcare accessibility to improve early detection, prevention, and management of NCDs through sustainable, patient-centered solutions.

National Stewardship

Dec 2020 — Present

Deputy Program Manager-1 (Major NCDs)

NCDC Program, DGHS, Bangladesh

Executive Editor (2025)
  • 📜 Obesity Guidelines
  • 📜 Type 1 DM Guidelines
  • 📜 ACS Guidelines
  • 📜 PHC Protocol Update

Leading national strategy for NCDs, managing EMR-enabled care across 350+ sites, and overseeing medicine logistics benefiting over 1 million registered patients.

Historical Leadership

IMPACT Fellow, U.S. CDC

2017 — 2018

Designed and evaluated public health interventions; supported outbreak investigations and responses.

DPM, Leprosy Program

2019 — 2020

Managed national early detection, treatment, and disability prevention services aligned with WHO standards.

Audit Period 2024-2025

Impact Matrix

01 INFRASTRUCTURE

NCD Corner expanded to 446 Upazilla Health Complexes.

02 REGISTRY SIZE

1.8 Millions of DM and HTN patients registered.

03 CONTROL RATES

Control rate: Hypertension (64%) and DM (35%).

04 MEDICINE ACCESS

Annually 1000M BDT medicine provided free of cost.

05 STEPS 2022

Conducted National Non-Communicable Risk Factor Survey.

06 COUNSELING

NCD Care Companion Program introduced for lifestyle guidance.

07 RISK APPS

Community High Risk identification via Risk Calculator Application.

08 FAITH SCREENING

Faith-based community screening successfully operationalized.

09 ONCOLOGY DATA

Population-based Cancer Registry initiated nationwide.

10 ACS REGISTRY

National ACS Registry initiated for acute tracking.

11 PILOTING

Annual complications screening pilot currently in progress.

Scientific Research

CO-AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS

JAMA Network Open | 2025

Faith-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Diabetes Prevention Among Adults in Bangladesh

Evaluation of community-integrated preventive strategies for high-risk cohorts in rural settings.

Journal Article | 2025

Random capillary blood glucose in the diagnosis of diabetes: a cross-sectional study

Clinical validation of screening protocols in resource-limited primary care settings.

The Lancet Global Health | 2023

The burden of diseases and risk factors in Bangladesh: 1990–2019 Analysis

Epidemiological transition analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.

Editorial Insights

LINKEDIN PERSPECTIVES

Policy Brief

Advancing National Guidelines for NCD Care

Strategic integration of the updated 2025 protocols into the national primary healthcare framework.

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Digital Health

EMR Integration in Primary Care

Scaling patient-level registries across 446 sites to improve longitudinal care outcomes.

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Academic Credentials

University College London (UCL), UK MSc in Global Health
Emory University, USA MPH, Applied Pub Health Admin
NIPSOM, Bangladesh MPH, Epidemiology
Shahjalal University of Science & Technology MBBS