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Willingness to pay for cataract surgeries among patients visiting eye care facilities in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2019-05-07)
Background Cataract is the leading cause of avoidable blindness globally. It is estimated that 89% of people with visual
impairment live in low- and middle-income countries where the cost of cataract surgery represents a ...
Adherence to multiple micronutrient powder among young children in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study Global health
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)
Background: Multiple micronutrient powder (MMNP) can be sprinkled onto any semisolid food and can be given to young children to address iron deficiency anemia. The female community health volunteers of BRAC (an NGO) known ...
Call to action : taking the universal health coverage agenda forward
(BRAC University, 2014-04)
Cross-country analysis of strategies for achieving progress towards global goals for women’s and children’s health
(© Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2016, 2016-02-21)
OBJECTIVE:
To identify how 10 low- and middle-income countries achieved accelerated progress, ahead of comparable countries, towards meeting millennium development goals 4 and 5A to reduce child and maternal ...
Cluster-randomised controlled trials of individual and combined water, sanitation, hygiene and nutritional interventions in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: the WASH benefits study design and rationale
(© 2013 BMJ Open, 2013)
Introduction: Enteric infections are common during the first years of life in low-income countries and contribute to growth faltering with long-term impairment of health and development. Water quality, sanitation, handwashing ...
Changing global policy to deliver safe, equitable, and affordable care for women's cancers
(© 2017 Lancet Publishing Group, 2017-02-25)
Breast and cervical cancer are major threats to the health of women globally, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. Radical progress to close the global cancer divide for women requires not only evidence-based ...
Determinants of age-specific undernutrition in children aged less than 2 years—the Bangladesh context
(© 2017 Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2017-07)
Globally, undernutrition affects nearly half of all children aged less than 5 years. It is more prominent in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the age-specific risk factors for different ...
Women’s preferences for maternal healthcare services in Bangladesh: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment.
(MDPI, 2019-01-23)
Despite substantial improvements in several maternal health indicators, childbearing and
birthing remain a dangerous experience for many women in Bangladesh. This study assessed the
relative importance of maternal ...
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
(Elsevier, 2020-10-17)
Summary:
Background In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-communicable diseases and injuries
along with communicable diseases, sound evidence on trends by cause at the national level is ...
Synthesis and translation of research and innovations from polio eradication (STRIPE): Initial findings from a global mixed methods study
(BMC, 2020-08-12)
Background: Lessons from polio eradication efforts and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) are useful for
improving health service delivery and outcomes globally. The Synthesis and Translation of Research ...