Professor Dipak Kumar Mitra is an epidemiologist with extensive experience in teaching in public health and research, especially in the field of maternal, neonatal and childhood survival. Prior to joining North South University, he was a faculty member at the School of Public Health, Independent University, Bangladesh; Health Systems Program, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Centre for Reproductive Health, ICDDR,B; CARE-International, Bangladesh; Dhaka Community Hospital.