Research activities:

Conducting research is an important activity of the department. The Department also assists other departments in designing and conducting studies. The lists of completed and ongoing research activities are given below:

• The prevalence study on Rickets in Children of Chakaria.
  
  
• Exploring laboratory service situation at district hospitals and
  Upazila Health Complexes (UHCs): Issues for improvement.
  
  
• A Sero-epidemiological Study of Chlamydial Infections in Children in a Rural Community of Bangladesh.
  
  
• Prevalence of abnormal cervical (Pap) smear in married women in a rural community of Bangladesh.
  
  
• Nutritional Status and age of menarche in a rural area of Bangladesh.
  
  
• Medisatinal bengin cystic teratoma; diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology.
  
  
• Adolescent nutrition in a rural community in Bangladesh.
  
  
• Study of Serum lead level of pregnant mothers in rural and metropolitan areas.
  
  
• An Assessment of Service Accessibility of the Sexually Transmitted Infection/ Reproductive Tract Infection Patients at the Existing Thana level Health Care Facilities in Rural Bangladesh. Ongoing research.
  
  
• Prevalence of abnormal Cervical Smear in the married women of a rural area of Bangladesh. Ongoing research.
  
  
• The Relationship between school achievement and health status (nutritional status, anemia and stool parasite load) of school children in 20 primary schools in rural Bangladesh. Ongoing research.
  
  
• Study of serum lead level of pregnant mothers and its cord blood level. Ongoing research.

Training Activities:

• Training of Medical Officers For Laboratory Diagnosis of Diseases of Public Health Importance.
  
  
• Training of Medical Technologists on the job training, HIV testing & Quality Control.
  
  
• Training of on Other Reproductive Health (ORH) for NGO Paramedical staff funded by NIPHP.
  
  
• Training of on Reproductive Health (ORH & CSI) for doctors' fund by NIPHP.