Key People
Dr. Megan Doherty
Project Lead
Dr. Megan Doherty is a consultant in paediatric palliative care from Canada. From 2013 to 2016, Dr. Megan lived in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where she worked closely with the paediatric oncology departments at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka Medical College Hospital, National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, and Dhaka Shishu (Childrens) Hospital. She now divides her time between her work in Canada and in Bangladesh.
Working closely with Dr. Farzana Khan, a palliative care physician, Dr. Megan leads the CPCIB and World Child Cancer programme activities in Bangladesh. Her work focuses on training doctors and nurses about palliative care and facilitating external training for staff to increase their knowledge in the field of palliative care. Together with the local team, Dr. Megan has travelled to many regions of Bangladesh to provide training, including Sylhet, Chittagong, Cox Bazaar, and Dinajpur.
Dr. Farzana Khan
Project Co-Lead
Dr. Farzana Khan is a specialist in palliative medicine and pain research in Bangladesh. She has worked closely with the Centre for Palliative Care at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), since its inception, leading efforts to develop and improve clinical palliative care services. As part of the Children's Palliative Care Network in Bangladesh, Dr. Farzana works with clinicians at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, and Dhaka Shishu (Childrens) Hospital to provide training and evaluate the effects of the project.
Working closely with Dr. Megan Doherty, Dr. Farzana focuses on training doctors, nurses and other health care professionals about palliative care. Additionally, she is very involved with leading efforts to develop palliative care services for children living in urban slum areas of Dhaka. She also meets regularly with health policymakers to guide palliative care policy and guideline development, improve public awareness of palliative care and ensure a consistent supply of palliative care medications. She brings many years of clinical, research and programme management experience to her work with CPCIB and World Child Cancer.