PANNA FOUNDATION
Mission & Vision
Vision
To be a top ranked research and advocacy centre pursuing sustainable solutions for inclusive development of Bangladesh.
Mission
To create impact on people’s lives through operations research, evidence-based solution, training, advocacy and communication in the fields of health, nutrition, population, education, gender, environment and human resources development.
Our Values
· Integrity and Transparency
· Equity and Responsiveness
· Innovation and Excellence
· Continuous Improvement
Our Objectives
· To conduct needs-based research and training in the areas of health, education and social development.
· To create positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged groups through strengthening health service delivery and enabling access to education in Bangladesh.
· To collaborate with government organizations and other stakeholders to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), emphasizing on improving maternal health, reducing neonatal mortality, combating HIV and other communicable diseases, and increasing access to primary education.
Governance Structure
Panna Foundation believes in transparency, accountability, ethics and good governance in running it activities. It has well laid down governance structure comprising of General Council, Executive Committee and Advisory Board. Seven members Executive Committee is responsible for undertaking and executing the organization plan, program and activities. The Executive Committee is formed through consensus of General Council members for two years. Executive Committee has Chairman, Secretary cum Executive Director, Treasurer and four members. The committee shall have meetings as and when required with at least one meeting in each quarter. Chairman will chair the Executive Committee and General Council meetings. Executive Director is authorized to manage and operate the Foundation’s activity who is assigned with executive authority. General Council is consisting of twenty one general members for two years. General Council shall meet once in a year to endorse plan, programme and activities of the Foundation. Advisory Board shall be formed by at least three general members or any competent external person. Advisory Board members shall advice the Executive Committee or Executive Director in operational aspects in line with their area of expertise.
Panna Foundation is managed by a set of policies and guidelines focusing on Governance, Finance, procurement and operations. Executive Committee approves these policies and Executive Director ensure adherence to these policies.
For multi-year large projects, a Project Management Board (PMB) to be formed involving development partner and Panna member and Small projects are managed by the core team of Panna Foundation.
Our areas of Expertise
· Health System strengthening
· Resource allocation and budget analysis
· Economic evaluation
· Urban Health
· Reproductive health and family planning
· Non-communicable disease including Tobacco control
· TB control programme
· Education and Child rights-based programmes
· Public Private Partnership models under different settings
· Workplace based interventions
· Conducting large surveys
· Strength in both qualitative and quantitative research
· Involvement in national policy making process
What we do
Research and Development (R&D): We carry out research in priority areas and share our evidence-based research findings with a wider audience through planned research uptake activities. We provide evidence to policy makers, researchers and academicians that helps inform strategies aimed at ensuring equity, efficiency and quality of health service delivery, thereby having a positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged groups.
Our research and consultancy services with national and international partners aim to generate new knowledge to improve the health of communities, especially the women, children and the poor.
We mainly conduct research on the following issues:
· Communicable and non-communicable disease including tobacco control
· Reproductive health and family planning
· Nutrition
· Population
· Health care financing
· Health system
· Health management information system
· Urban Health
· Water and Sanitations
· Environment and climate change
· Human resources development
Capacity Development, Education and Training (CDET): We have a strong pro-equity base and we aim to develop capacity of health system in Bangladesh, particularly in the public sector, through training. We contribute in developing capacity of our staff, partner organisations and other institutions through facilitating training, orientation and workshops using our in-house and pool of experts.
Behaviour Change Communication and Advocacy (BCCA): We develop and implement communication and advocacy programmes for different sectors to create awareness, increase knowledge and influence behavior to support national policies and strategies. We prepare tools, guidelines and related materials for specific target groups. We create a supportive environment with information and communication to achieve the desired change in the behavior of the target group. We develop BCC materials in context specific and culturally appropriate language.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E): M&E is an embedded concept and constitutive part of all our project design. We engage in participatory monitoring of our project activities to ensure utmost quality and transparency. We also conduct midterm and end-of-project evaluations for other stakeholders in the field of health and education.