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An approach to reaching the poor and disadvantaged to promote health equity in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
Although the health care system has significantly expanded in the rural areas of Bangladesh duri!lg the .
last two decades, the overall health status of the population has remai~ed very poor because of the uneven
distribution ...
Skilled attendance at delivery in Bangladesh: a strategy development tool
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-11)
SAFE study aimed to provide new knowledge on the identification, implementation and
evaluation of effective, affordable and equitable strategies to increase Skilled Attendance
at delivery in developing countries. It was ...
BRAC's microfinance canvass: financial services and strategic linkages
(BRAC, 2002-12)
The poor are a diverse group with diverse livelihoods, needs and potential, which change over
time due to lifecycle, new opportunities and external shocks. This diverse and dynamic reality of
poor peoples' lives forms ...
Changing health-seeking behaviour in the context of development interventions: experiences from Matlab, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
It is generally assumed that socioeconomic development interventions will enhance the-material
and social capacities of the poor who are disenfranchised to prevent ill health, and to seek
appropriate and timely care. ...
Socioeconomic impact of BRAC Schools
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2002)
BRAC, one of the largest NGOs in Bangladesh, stru1ed the Non-formal Primary Education
(NFPE) programme to help achieve its twin objectives of poverty alleviation and empowerment
of the poor. BRAC firmly believes that the ...
Education Watch 2001 : renewed hope daunting challenges
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2002)
The Education Watch came into existence in 1998. The first
report of the Watch titled Hope not Complacency: Stale of
Primary Ed11cation in Bangladesh was published in 1999. The
main purpose of this report was to look ...
Drinking water in the hilly region of Bangladesh: how is the quality?
(Carfax Publishing, 2002)
This paper assesses the chemical and bacteriological quality of drinking water in three districts of the Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT), a region within Bangladesh. Drawing water samples from tubewells, chharas /springs, ...
Microfinance in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna chars: the context, the providers and way forward
(BRAC, 2002-03)
Informal financial sources dominate the financial landscape of the char areas in ways distinct from
the mainland areas of rural Bangladesh. Microfinance in the char areas has not even scratched the
surface of the first ...