Browsing by Author "Adams, Alayne M."

Barriers to participation in BRAC RDP

Evans, Timothy G.; Mohammed, Rafi; Adams, Alayne M.; Chowdhury, Mushtaque (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-11)

As part of the BRAC RDP Impact Assessment Study (lAS), a participatory wealth ranking exercise stratified households into four socio-economic groups: groups 1 and 2 being wellendowed with land, assets and generally without ...

Erratum to: The influence of travel time on emergency obstetric care seeking behavior in the urban poor of Bangladesh: A GIS study [BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 16, (2016) (240)]

Factors enabling comprehensive maternal health services in the benefits package of emerging financing schemes: A crosssectional analysis from 1990 to 2014

Vargas, Veronica; Ahmed, Sayem; Adams, Alayne M. (PLOS ONE, 2018-09-25)

Introduction Maternal delivery is the costliest event during pregnancy, especially if a complicated delivery occurs that requires emergency hospital services. A health financing scheme or program that covers comprehensive ...

Impact of fortified biscuits on micronutrient deficiencies among primary school children in Bangladesh

Adams, Alayne M.; Ahmed, Rushdia; Latif, A. H. M. Mahbub; Rasheed, Sabrina; Das, Sumon K.; Hasib, Enamul; Farzana, Fahmida Dil; Ferdous, Farzana; Ahmed, Shahnawaz; Faruque, ASG (© 2017 Plos One, 2017-04-05)

Background Micronutrient deficiencies can compromise the development potential of school-aged children, and their later health and productivity as adults. School feeding and school-based fortification approaches have been ...

Impact of traffic variability on geographic accessibility to 24/7 emergency healthcare for the urban poor: A GIS study in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ahmed, Shakil; Adams, Alayne M.; Islam, Rubana; Hasan, Shaikh Mehdi; Panciera, Rocco (PLOS ONE, 2019-09-16)

Ensuring access to healthcare in emergency health situations is a persistent concern for health system planners. Emergency services, including critical care units for severe burns and coronary events, are amongst those for ...

The influence of corruption and governance in the delivery of frontline health care services in the public sector: A scoping review of current and future prospects in low and middle-income countries of south and south-east Asia

Naher, Nahitun; Hoque, Roksana; Hassan, Muhammad Shaikh; Balabanova, Dina; Adams, Alayne M.; Ahmed, Syed Masud (BMC, 2020-06-08)

Background: The dynamic intersection of a pluralistic health system, large informal sector, and poor regulatory environment have provided conditions favourable for ‘corruption’ in the LMICs of south and south-east Asia ...

Innovation for universal health coverage in Bangladesh: a call to action

Adams, Alayne M.; Ahmed, Tanvir; El Arifeen, Shams E.; Evans, Timothy Grant; Huda, Tanvir M.; Reichenbach, Laura J.; Ahmed, Faruque S K; Ahmed, Shamim; Ahmed, Syéd Masud; Azad, Kishwar; Bhuiya, Abbas Uddin; Mahmood, Shehrin Shaila; Cash, Richard A.; Chen, Lincoln; Chowdhury, Mahbub Elahi Khan; Chowdhury, Ahmed Mushtaque Raza; Christou, Aliki; Halder, Shantana R.; Husain, Mushtuq Mushtaq; Islam, Mohammad Sirajul; Islam, Khaled Shamsul; Huq, Shireen; Hussain, Zakir; Mahmud, Simeen; Mallick, Fuad Hassan; May, Maria A.; Osman, Ferdous Arfina; Peters, David H.; Perry, Henry B.; Rabbani, Atonu; Rahman, Mijanur Aminur; Rahman, Mahmudur Ziaur; Rasheed, Sabrina; Rashid, Sabina F.; Al-Sabir, Ahmed; Standing, Hilary; Mahmud, Simeen (© 2013 The Lancet, 2013)

A post-Millennium Development Goals agenda for health in Bangladesh should be defined to encourage a second generation of health-system innovations under the clarion call of universal health coverage. This agenda should ...

Mental illness and injuries: emerging health challenges of urbanisation in South Asia

Mobilising demand for primary health care services among urban slums: Insights from a case study in Bangladesh

Adams, Alayne M.; Rashid, Sabina F. (Taylor & Francis, 2021-01-23)

This qualitative case study examines a pilot community mobilisation initiative to increase access to qualified primary health care services among slum dwellers in Bangladesh. Emerging from analysis are a series of key ...