Dr Islam is BRAC's Senior Director Health & Humanitarian Crisis Management Programmes. He is an adjunct professor at the James P Grant School of Public Health at BRAC University & served as a visiting lecturer at the University of Tokyo (2002-2005) & at Harvard University (2008-2009).

Dr Islam is BRAC's Senior Director Health & Humanitarian Crisis Management Programmes. He is an adjunct professor at the James P Grant School of Public Health at BRAC University & served as a visiting lecturer at the University of Tokyo (2002-2005) & at Harvard University (2008-2009).

He has served BRAC since 1993, leading organisation’s efforts to improve health equity & deliver quality primary healthcare across Bangladesh.His contributions span maternal health, communicable disease control, eye care, & disability services- particularly in remote & marginalised communities.Under his leadership, BRAC launched community-level presbyopia services in 2006, correcting the vision of over 2.5 million people.This was followed by a nationwide expansion of free & subsidised cataract surgeries in 2011, bringing sight-saving treatment to those most in need.

Dr Islam has spearheaded the establishment of BRAC Vision Centres across the country which are integrated facilities that provide accessible primary eye care services.In 2002, WB nominated the Global Development Network award for his PhD research on the cost-effectiveness of a TB control programme in Bangladesh.Internationally,he is a distinguished member of the WHO Civil Society Task Force on TB.He completed PhD in International Community Health at the University of Tokyo, Japan.He has contributed over 50 articles to international peer-reviewed journals & co-authored Making Tuberculosis History: Community-based Solutions for Millions