▁for ▁High er ▁Second ary ▁Ex am ination ▁( H SC ) ▁from ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁College , ▁and ▁stood ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁combined ▁mer it ▁list . ▁She ▁studied ▁statistics ▁for ▁her ▁B Sc ( ▁H ons ) ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁D h aka , ▁and ▁passed ▁with ▁a ▁first - class - first ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁Kam al ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁Car leton ▁University , ▁Ott awa , ▁Ontario ▁in ▁Canada ▁to ▁do ▁her ▁M Sc ▁in ▁mathematics , ▁and ▁achieved ▁the ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Kam al ▁attended ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁H yg iene ▁& ▁Trop ical ▁Medicine ▁( LS HT M ) ▁at ▁Cam den ▁for ▁a ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁in ▁medical ▁dem ography , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁with ▁the ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Research er ▁ ▁Kam al ' s ▁professional ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁research er ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁when ▁she ▁joined ▁I CD DR . B . ▁She ▁worked ▁there ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁She ▁had , ▁also , ▁been ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁UN F PA ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ▁and ▁Sud an . ▁She ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁publications ▁in ▁peer ▁review ed ▁journ als ▁including ▁the ▁widely ▁acknowled ged ▁health ▁journal ▁– ▁The ▁Lanc et . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁ ▁Kam al ▁joined ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Statist ical ▁Research ▁and ▁Training ▁( IS