Md. Salman Sohel

Md. Salman Sohel is a Bangladeshi academic, researcher specializing in climate-resilient health systems, policy, and governance. He is currently the Head of the Department of Development Studies at Daffodil International University, Bangladesh, and also serves as a Visiting Faculty member at Frontier University, Somalia. He holds an MPH from Birmingham City University, UK, and a Master in Public Policy & Management from Hohai University, China.

His research focuses on health systems, migration, vulnerable populations, WASH, climate change, disaster-prone communities, and human-rights-based development programming. He has authored more than 60 publications in Scopus/SCIE-indexed journals, including BMC Public Health, The Lancet, Heliyon, PLOS ONE, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, and SN Social Sciences. He serves as Associate Editor of SN Social Sciences, Editorial Board Member of BMC Public Health, and Founder of HAPPY Co-Lab.

He has received several awards, including the Best Researcher Award 2025,2024 and Best Teacher Award 2024, Bangamata Young Researcher Fellowship 2024. He also received an Erasmus+ Visiting Fellowship in Spain and Romania. His professional experience includes leading and supporting nationally and internationally funded projects with organizations such as the World Bank, WHO, Johns Hopkins University, Plan International, Save the Children, and the Government of Bangladesh.