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Taking healthcare where the community is: the story of the Shasthya sebikas of BRAC in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2008)
To mitigate the income-erosion effect of illness and vulnerability of the poor households, BRAC, an indigenous Bangladeshi NGO, integrates Essential Health Care (EHC) activities with its microcredit-based poverty-alleviation ...
Developing effective policy strategies to retain health workers in rural Bangladesh: a policy analysis
(© 2015 Rawal et al.; licensee BioMed Central., 2015)
Introduction: Retention of human resources for health (HRH), particularly physicians and nurses in rural and remote areas, is a major problem in Bangladesh. We reviewed relevant policies and provisions in relation to HRH ...
Harnessing pluralism for better health in Bangladesh
(© 2013 The Lancet, 2013)
How do we explain the paradox that Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in health and human development, yet its achievements have taken place within a health system that is frequently characterised as weak, in terms ...
Exploring the status of retail private drug shops in Bangladesh and action points for developing an accredited drug shop model: a facility based cross-sectional study
(© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-07-11)
Background: The private retail drug shops market in Bangladesh is largely unregulated and unaccountable, giving rise to irrational use of drugs and high Out-of-pocket expenditure on health. These shops are served by ...
Prevention and control of tuberculosis in workplaces: how knowledgeable are the workers in Bangladesh?
(BMC Public Health, 2015-06)
Background: The National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme (NTP) of Bangladesh succeeded in achieving the
dual targets of 70 % case detection and 85 % treatment completion as set by the World Health Organization.
However, ...
Qualitative insights into promotion of pharmaceutical products in Bangladesh: how ethical are the practices?
(BMC Medical Ethics, 2015-06)
Background: The pharmaceutical market in Bangladesh is highly concentrated (top ten control around 70 % of the
market). Due to high competition aggressive marketing strategies are adopted for greater market share, ...
Women focused development intervention reduces neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a study of the pathways of influence
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-05)
Background: There has been a substantial reduction in hazard of childhood death in
Bangladesh over the last decade. The reduction was much greater in case of infants
whose mothers participated in the development program. ...
Rational use of essential drugs in the public and private sector PHC facilities in Bangladesh current situation and future directions
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2008-04)
In Bangladesh, the National Drug Policy (NDP) of 1982 was instrumental in improving
the supply of quality essential drugs at an affordable price, especially in the early years
However, over time, evidences exist about ...
Availability and rational use of drugs in primary healthcare facilities following the National Drug Policy of 1982: is Bangladesh on right track?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2010)
In Bangladesh, the National Drug Policy (NDP) 1982 was instrumental in improving the supply of essential drugs of quality at an affordable price, especially in the early years. However, over time, evidence showed that the ...
Intimate partner violence against women: experiences from a woman-focused development programme in Matlab, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
Objective: This paper explores the effect of a credit-based development interventions on violence
against women (excluding sexual violence) perpetrated by husband.
Methods: Data for this study originated from a cross-sectional ...