Dr. Ahmed Al-Kabir is a research and evaluation specialist with strong background in program management and social worker. He received his MA (Economics) and M.Sc (Medical Demography) degree and a Ph.D degree in Economics (Population and Development. Dr. Kabir has served the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of Bangladesh (GOB), UNFPA, US-based AVSC International and JSI-USA. Under his able guidance and leadership, the USAID funded Smiling Sun health program was rolled out in urban areas of Bangladesh. He led a team to design and prepare the Second Urban Primary Healthcare Project documents for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and GOB He has worked in 14 countries including Bangladesh as an expert on preparation of project documents, program management and as a Monitoring and Evaluation specialist. He has implemented projects and conducted consulting assignments in Bangladesh and abroad with USAID, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNHCR, UN Women, ADB, DFID, World Bank, GTZ, Swiss-Contact Katalyst, etc. In recognition of has excellent contribution in the field of public health, Dr. Kabir was honored with a “Meritorious Services Award in 1993’ by a New York-based international organization. In 2010, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) of USA has appointed Dr. Kabir as its faculty number and involved in many studies conducted through RTM International and SHIMANTIK (an NGO registered in Bangladesh).