Browsing by Author "Reichenbach, Laura"

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A qualitative study to explore the attitudes of women and obstetricians towards caesarean delivery in rural Bangladesh

Begum, Tahmina; Ellis, Cathryn; Sarker, Malabika; Rostoker, Jean-Francois; Rahman, Aminur; Anwar, Iqbal; Reichenbach, Laura (BMC, 2018-09-12)

Background: Caesarean section is a lifesaving surgical intervention for women and their newborns, though overutilization is a public health concern. The caesarean rate in Bangladesh is approximately 23% overall, and ...
Sustaining health: the role of BRAC's community health volunteers in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Uganda

Reichenbach, Laura; Shimul, Shafiun Nahin (BRAC, 2011-09)

This study fills an important gap in current understanding about a critical aspect of BRAG's health programmes - the financial sustainability of the community health volunteers (commonly referred to as Shasthya Shebikas ...