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Taking healthcare where the community is: the story of the Shasthya sebikas of BRAC in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2008)
To mitigate the income-erosion effect of illness and vulnerability of the poor households, BRAC, an indigenous Bangladeshi NGO, integrates Essential Health Care (EHC) activities with its microcredit-based poverty-alleviation ...
Rational use of essential drugs in the public and private sector PHC facilities in Bangladesh current situation and future directions
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2008-04)
In Bangladesh, the National Drug Policy (NDP) of 1982 was instrumental in improving
the supply of quality essential drugs at an affordable price, especially in the early years
However, over time, evidences exist about ...
Health, illness and healthcare-seeking behaviour of the street dwellers of Dhaka City, Bangladesh: Qualitative exploratory study
(BMJ Journals, 2020-10-07)
Objective: This study explored the illness experiences and
healthcare-seeking behaviour of a cross-section of street
dwellers of Dhaka City for designing a customised intervention.
Design A qualitative exploratory study ...
Household sanitation and hygiene practices of BRAC member and non-member households: evidences from Matlab, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
Provision of potable water and sanitation facilities for the vast majority of the
poverty-stricken people of developing countries remains a formidable challenge for sustainable
development To accomplish this task, policy ...
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
(© 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 ...
Prevention and control of tuberculosis in workplaces: how knowledgeable are the workers in Bangladesh?
(BMC Public Health, 2015-06)
Background: The National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme (NTP) of Bangladesh succeeded in achieving the
dual targets of 70 % case detection and 85 % treatment completion as set by the World Health Organization.
However, ...
Qualitative insights into promotion of pharmaceutical products in Bangladesh: how ethical are the practices?
(BMC Medical Ethics, 2015-06)
Background: The pharmaceutical market in Bangladesh is highly concentrated (top ten control around 70 % of the
market). Due to high competition aggressive marketing strategies are adopted for greater market share, ...
Developing effective policy strategies to retain health workers in rural Bangladesh: a policy analysis
(© 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 ...
A policy analysis regarding education, career, and governance of the nurses in Bangladesh: A qualitative exploration
(Sage Journals, 2021-01-18)
Nurses, short in production and inequitable in the distribution in Bangladesh, require the government’s efforts to increase enrolment in nursing education and a smooth career progression. Given the importance of an assessment ...