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Coping with COVID-19: the case of Bangladesh
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2020-06-08)
Managing the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 requires some inevitable trade-offs. By presenting a conceptual framework, this study, however, argues that the severity of the trade-off can be reduced by adopting ...
Qualitative exploration the end user context of BCC materials on COVID-19 guidelines and handwashing
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2020-12)
As a partner of the “Hygiene and Behaviour Change Coalition (HBCC),” BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) initiated a rapid formative research to identify gaps in people’s existing hygiene knowledge and ...
Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 and Policy Implications for Bangladesh
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2020-10)
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented health and economic crisis for global economies, including Bangladesh. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic as reflected in a massive loss of human life ...
Slums During COVID-19: Exploring the Unlocked Paradoxes
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2021)
Urban informal settlements commonly known as slums are characterized by a lack of proper housing, tenure security, and have insufficient living spaces and poor access to safe water and sanitation. Due to such living ...
Lifting the lockdown: What are the options for low and middle-income countries?
(Social Science Research Network (SSRN), 2020-06-11)
To limit the social, economic and psychological damage caused by strict social distancing interventions, many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are seeking to ease restrictions. However, it is unknown what a ‘safe ...