Workshop on

Sanitation Decision-Making Support Tools

16th January 2023

Venue
CWIS-FSM Support Cell conference room, DPHE, Dhaka

Organized by
Environmental Interventions Unit (EIU), icddr,b
CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
Dear Sir/Madam

We cordially invite you to participate in a workshop titled “Understanding the needs and gaps for imple-
menting Sanitation Decision support tools in Bangladesh.” The workshop will be held on 16th January
2023 (Monday) from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the CWIS-FSM Support Cell conference room, DPHE Bhavan, 14
Shaheed Captain Mansur, Haider Ali Sarani St, Dhaka 1000.

We are pleased to inform you that icddr,b is a part of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) supported
global consortium of nine institutes to develop a project to implement and integrate sanitation tools that
support City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) from a public health perspective. Other members comprises
the Emory University, USA; The University of North Carolina, USA and other African and Asian institutes. As
a part of this process, to understand the sanitation needs, gaps, capacity, and stakeholder involvement, we
are seeking your valuable input to make a practical solution.

We look forward to your kind presence and hope to receive valuable insight to this important initiative.

Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman Abdullah Al-Muyeed, PhD

Principal Investigator Chief Operating Officer
Lead, Environmental Interventions Unit (EIU) CWIS-FSM Support Cell
Infectious Diseases Division, icddr,b DPHE, Bangladesh

Programme
Venue: CWIS-FSM support cell conference room, DPHE, Dhaka, 16th January 2023

10:30 AM -11:00 AM : Registration and tea

11:00 AM -11:10 AM : Welcome address and objectives of the workshop

Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Project Coordinator, icddr,b

11:10 AM -11:25 AM : Brief introduction of sanitation decision-making support tools
Dr. Nuhu Amin, Associate Scientist, icddr,b

11:25 AM -11:45 AM : Preliminary findings on support tools: key informant interview

Md. Imam Hossain, Research Fellow and Syeda Nurunnahar,
Senior Research Officer, icddr,b

11:45 AM -12:10 PM : Group work for review and inputs on preliminary findings
Dr. Nuhu Amin, Associate Scientist, icddr,b

12:10 PM -12:30 PM : Open discussion

12:30 PM -12:50 PM : Remarks from
CWIS-FSM support cell, DPHE
Representative from ITN-BUET

12:50 PM -01:00 PM : Closing remarks from Chair

01:00 PM -01:20 PM : lunch