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Rapid assessment survey of current sanitation immunization and contraception status in selected unions
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2006-11)
Morbidity and poverty measuring economic burden of illness requiring inpatient services
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2006-12)
Severe illnesses may have important consequences for the poor in terms of the costs of
treatment they have to bear and income erosion effects of those illnesses. The resulting
depletion of wealth may also transmit poverty ...
Socioeconomic and regional disparity in the utilization of reproductive health services in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
Although the health care system has significantly expanded in Bangladesh during the last two decades,
the health status of the population has remained very poor because .of the uneven distribution of health
services. ...
Experiences gained in tackling the arsenic disaster: final report on arsenic mitigation project in Sonargaon and Jhikorgachha
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-06)
This report describes the experiences gained in the "action research on community-based
arsenic mitigation project" implemented by BRAC in Sonargaon and Jhikorgachha
upazilas of Bangladesh. The project was implemented ...
Arsenicosis in Bangladesh: prevalence and sociodemographic correlates
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001)
Arsenic contamination in drinking water has created concern for its potential health effects but our
understanding of the risk factors of arsenicosis remains limited. This study assesses the prevalence of
and soeio-demographic ...
Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
The study evaluates the arsenic mitigation project of BRAC in raising awareness of arsenic poisoning in rural
communities in Bangladesh. Data came from selected project villages in south-western Bangladesh. Comparison
villages ...
Improving in-house medical waste management: a pilot research
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-12)
BRAC has undertaken a pilot project on improving in-house medical waste management in
collaboration with three selected hospitals (Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Institute of Child Health
and Shishu Shasthya Foundation, and one ...
Level and determinants of pregnancy care in developing countries: the case of Bangladesh, 1999 - 2000
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-11)
This study explored the current state of pregnancy care in Bangladesh using data from the
Bangladesh Demographic and Health survey (1999-2000), based on a nation-wide representative
sample. Data were collected from women ...
Early childhood development: child -to-child approach
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-03)
In Bangladesh, programs for children up to five years have been
directed to ensure their survival, physical growth and good health. There is no nation
wide structured program that addresses the cognitive, emotional, and ...
Evaluation of the WFP assisted wheat-soya blended (WSB) food supplementation on nutrional status
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-06)
Wheat soya blended (WSB) food was distributed ~ong 74,000 'poorest of the poor'
households in 5 highly flood-affected districts in Bangladesh under an agreement signed
in May 1999 between BRAC and World Food Programme. ...