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Health domain of the ultra poor: An exploration
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2004-10)
There has been an increasing amount of materials surrounding health-seeking behaviour in recent years. However, a relatively small proportion of literature has focused upon health behaviours and types of health services ...
Bangladesh in the 21st Century: the harvard conference recommendations
(© 2008 Bangladesh Development Initiative, USA (BDI), 2008)
On June 13-14, 2008, an international conference was organized by Bangladesh Development Initiative, Democracy and Development in Bangladesh Forum, and the Ash Institute of Democratic Governance at Harvard University’s ...
Promoting health knowledge through micro-credit programs: experience of BRAC, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
The paper aims to assess the contribution of micro-credit program in raising health knowledge among
the poor women in rural Bangladesh. Data were collected from the 1998 sample survey of 500 mothers
aged 15-49 who had ...
Patterns and trends in food consumption in poor urban and rural households in Bangladesh: the field survey results
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-09)
The economic impact of E-commerce
(BRAC University, 2005)
E-commerce has a significant impact on business costs and productivity. E-Commerce has a chance to be widely adopted due to its simple applications. Thus it has a large economic impact. It gives the opportunity for “boundary ...
Women focused development intervention reduces neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a study of the pathways of influence
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-05)
Background: There has been a substantial reduction in hazard of childhood death in
Bangladesh over the last decade. The reduction was much greater in case of infants
whose mothers participated in the development program. ...
Poverty reduction and MDG localization: a case study of the IGVGD Programme in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2007)
Trade and poverty allevation: The case of Bangladesh apparel sector
(BRAC University, 2004)
Least developed countries beset with poverty are liberalizing trade policies with growth objectives. Trade contributions to economic growth are established, but impacts of liberalized trade policies on poverty have not ...
Targeting the Poorest in Microfinance: Poverty outreach of BDP ultra poor program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-08)
Despite the general consensus that microfinance does not reach the poorest; recent evidence suggests that nearly 15% of microfinance clients in Bangladesh are among the poorest. It is from the realization that even within ...
Primary Healthcare Later Life (PHILL) improving services in Bangladesh and Vietnam
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004)
The Primary Health-Care in Later Life: Improving Service in Bangladesh and Vietnam
(PHILL) project seeks to identify the effectiveness of low-cost, preventive and health promotion
interventions in improving the primary ...