Browsing Faculty Publications by Author "Ahmed, Syed Masud"
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Conventional or interpersonal communication: which works best in disseminating malaria information in an endemic rural Bangladeshi community?
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Hossain, Mohammad Shamim; Kabir, Moktadir (PloS One, 2014)Background: Since 2007, BRAC has been implementing malaria prevention and control programme in 13 endemic districts of Bangladesh under the National Malaria Control Programme. This study was done to examine the role of ... -
Developing effective policy strategies to retain health workers in rural Bangladesh: a policy analysis
Rawal, Lal B; Joarder, Taufique; Islam, Sheikh Md. Shariful; Uddin, Aftab; Ahmed, Syed Masud (© 2015 Rawal et al.; licensee BioMed Central., 2015)Introduction: Retention of human resources for health (HRH), particularly physicians and nurses in rural and remote areas, is a major problem in Bangladesh. We reviewed relevant policies and provisions in relation to HRH ... -
Developing the public health workforce in Asia
Evans, Tim G; Ahmed, Syed Masud (© 2014 Taylor and Francis, 2014) -
Exploring the status of retail private drug shops in Bangladesh and action points for developing an accredited drug shop model: a facility based cross-sectional study
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Naher, Nahitun; Hossain, Tarek; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-07-11)Background: The private retail drug shops market in Bangladesh is largely unregulated and unaccountable, giving rise to irrational use of drugs and high Out-of-pocket expenditure on health. These shops are served by ... -
Harnessing pluralism for better health in Bangladesh
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Evans, Timothy G; Standing, Hilary; Mahmud, Simeen (© 2013 The Lancet, 2013)How do we explain the paradox that Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in health and human development, yet its achievements have taken place within a health system that is frequently characterised as weak, in terms ...