Universal Research Care Limited

Universal Research Care (URC) Ltd. acts as a think-tank for contributing to the sustainable development and ensuring peace through advancing knowledge by conducting research and training on Health and Pharmaceuticals, Food and Nutrition, Environment and Population, Poverty and Social Security, Growth and Development, Insurance and Risk Management, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Education and Advancement, Innovations and Leadership Development, and Ethics and Governance; and providing advocacy services. URC is a unique institution in Bangladesh for enhancing the skills of the fresh graduates through hands-on training to match the requirements of employment.

Service Range

  • Quantitative primary research.
  • Qualitative primary research.
  • Secondary research.
Minimum Service for Primary Research

  • Quant: statistical analysis.
  • Qual: summary report.

Including any preceding tasks leading up to this service level.

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Profile Summary

Vision and Mission

  • Universal Research Care (URC) Ltd. acts as a think-tank for contributing to the sustainable development and ensuring peace through advancing knowledge by conducting research and training on Health and Pharmaceuticals, Food and Nutrition, Environment and Population, Poverty and Social Security, Growth and Development, Insurance and Risk Management, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Education and Advancement, Innovations and Leadership Development, and Ethics and Governance; and providing advocacy services.
  • URC is a unique institution in Bangladesh for enhancing the skills of the fresh graduates through hands-on training to match the requirements of employment at different sectors.

Activities of the Organization

  • Undertaking Research, Training, Advocacy, and Environment and Social Development activities.
  • Promoting good governance and better functioning of the markets and gives directives towards desired socio-economic-cultural changes for effective policy discourse and dialogue.
  • Providing, promoting and facilitating internship of the fresh graduates.
  • Enhancing the skills of the fresh graduates though hands-on training to match the requirements of employment at different sectors.
  • Organizing dialogues, seminars, workshops, symposiums, health related awareness programs and event management for diversified audience/groups.
  • Carrying out capacity building programs, transferring of technology and knowledge, and sharing of good practices.
  • Continuing advocacy and awareness for upholding democracy, anti-drug trafficking, anti-dowry rule of law, good governance, human rights and legitimate right of women in the society and to provide technical, moral and financial support to the orphan, and distressed people.
  • Running mobile medical camps all over Bangladesh for all classes of people.
  • Making people aware of human rights, fellow feelings, democratic outlook, civic senses, demerits and consequences of public nuisance, sanitation, health, hygiene, and social responsibilities.
  • Taking up program to distribute relief among the neglected, poverty stricken, in the event of any natural calamity like flood, storm, cyclone, earthquake etc.
  • Universal Research Care Ltd. is a registered company (No.C-133682/2016) at joint stock under the Companies Act (Act XVIII) of 1994. The company is registered on 24th October 2016.

Governance and Management Structure

  • The Company is run by the Board of Directors and an Advisory Committee. The Chairman of the Board is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.
  • The Advisory Committee consists of highly reputed scholars and academicians. Each of the thematic areas of the activities is led by an advisor.
  • A pool of researchers works as consultants. Key personnel and professionals with their relevant experience The core team of this study includes highly experienced health economists, experts in health systems, family planning, experts in the use of STATA and SPSS, experts in health accounts and national accounts. This team has complete skill required to accomplish this task. We have extensive work experience in health, nutrition and population sector program quality report writing and policy recommendations, conducting national level surveys and handling big data sets with Stata statistical software.

Quantitative Research

In-house Consulting Capabilities

  • Survey (methodology) designing.
  • Questionnaire designing.
  • Sample plan development.
  • Summary reporting in writing.
  • Full reporting in writing.
  • Executive presentations.
Operational Capabilities

  • Fieldwork with or without data entry.
  • Translation of field documents/responses to open ended questions.
  • Programming/hosting (online) questionnaire.
  • Coding of responses to open ended questions.
  • Online reporting.
  • Raw data file preparation.
  • Data tabulations.
  • Advanced statistical analyses.
Data Collection Methods

  • Computer aided personal interviewing (CAPI).

Qualitative Research

In-house Consulting Capabilities

  • Survey (methodology) designing.
  • Developing discussion guides.
  • Summary reporting.
  • Full reporting in writing.
  • Executive presentations.
Operational Capabilities

  • Recruitment with incentives.
  • Moderating.
  • Translation of guide and screener.
  • Venue, hospitality and equipment*.
  • Simultaneous translation.
  • English transcripts.

* Outsourced.

Data Collection Methods

  • Venue based focus group discussions.
  • Venue-based in-depth interviews
Respondents

  • Consumers.
  • Retailers.
  • B2B services.
  • Distributors, wholesalers and importers.
  • Government officials.
  • Industry experts, professionals, specialists, industry observers.
Secondary Research Methods

  • Online.
  • Offline.
Direct Field Resources

  • Bangladesh.
Industry Exclusions

  • Finance.
  • FMCG.
  • Marketing communications.

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