Mohammed Misbah Uddin, Research Associate of BIGD and Md. Tarek Hossain, Sr. Research Associate, JPGSPH, BRACU jointly presented a paper titled “WASH intervention: Exploring the gaps between knowledge and practices in coastal area of Bangladesh” at the 7th Regional Public Health Conference organized by Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), in collaboration with Department of International Health of the University of Oslo on 6-7 December, 2016. The objective of the Conference was to foster interaction among academicians, researchers, policy makers and activists of the region working in various disciplines of public health like the previous years. A number of international and regional experts attended the Conference to share their knowledge and experience as relevant to the public health challenges faced by the SEA countries.