Browsing by Subject "Rural health"

A comparative study on diarrhoeal morbidity and LGS use pattern in BRAC’s CRP and non CRP areas

BRAC (© BRAC, 1985-06)

Controlling a forgotten disease: using voluntary health workers for tuberculosis control in rural Bangladesh

Chowdhury, AMR; Ishikawa, N; Islam, M.S; Hussain, S.; Cash, R.A; Abed, F.H. (Brac University, 1991)

Quality of primary health care services in rural Bangladesh: patients’ perspectives

A key aim of the health policy of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has been to provide quality health services to all its citizens. In line with the policy objective, the GoB has adopted the primary health care (PHC) ...

Traditional healing beliefs and practices in Bagnibari and Samair villages: implications for public health in rural Bangladesh

Camp, Lauren Ashley; Pervin, Jesmin; Raza, Farrukh (BRAC University, 2012-12)

Introduction: Traditional medicine plays a vital part in the health care systems of many developing countries. Healers’ knowledge and background, commonly treated illnesses, methods, and the factors leading to communities’ ...