Laboni Akter

Dr. Laboni Akter, MBBS, MPH, is an accomplished public health professional with a rich academic and professional background from several countries. She was awarded the prestigious Finland Scholarship 2023 for her exceptional application to the Master of Public Health program at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). Previously, she received a Chinese Government Scholarship in 2017 to pursue a Master of Public Health degree at Southeast University in Nanjing, China.

Dr. Akter completed her internship at the Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition at UEF and worked as a Project Assistant at the same institute. Her academic career includes teaching positions at Wuhan University of Science and Technology and Guizhou Medical University in China. Her professional journey also highlights her critical contributions to public health, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, when she worked at the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in Bangladesh under a WHO project. She has also worked as a Project Research Physician and Study Physician at the International Center for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and as a consultant at the Korea Overseas Development Cooperation Council (KCOC) evaluating maternal and child health programs for Save the Children International. Her diverse experience demonstrates a dedication to global public health by combining academic excellence with impactful fieldwork to improve health outcomes globally.