This study assessed the effectiveness of skill training programme of BRAC for re-employment of retrenched female garment workers (RFGW). Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 20 purposively selected RFGWs ...

This study aimed to see the level of access to safe water and sanitation and discusses the knowledge on arsenic contamination in drinking water among the poorest in rural Bangladesh. This was a part of baseline survey ...

This paper assesses the impact of arsenic (As) exposure on pregnancy outcomes in Bangladesh. A total of 261 villages from 3 highly As contaminated upazilas of two districts were selected for this study. The upazilas were ...

The study aimed to explore the possibility of medicinal plant cultivation as a sustainable livelihood option. The study was conducted among the medicinal plant cultivators of five villages of Laxmipur union of Natore ...

The Primary Health-Care in Later Life: Improving Service in Bangladesh and Vietnam (PHILL) project seeks to identify the effectiveness of low-cost, preventive and health promotion interventions in improving the primary ...

In Bangladesh, programs for children up to five years have been directed to ensure their survival, physical growth and good health. There is no nation wide structured program that addresses the cognitive, emotional, and ...

BRAC has undertaken a pilot project on improving in-house medical waste management in collaboration with three selected hospitals (Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Institute of Child Health and Shishu Shasthya Foundation, and one ...