Browsing Research Reports (2013): Health Studies, Vol - XLV by Subject "Community health workers"
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Assessment of knowledge of community health workers and mothers on infant and young child feeding and practices of mothers
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-10)Poor infant feeding practices are some of major causes of under-nutrition in children under five years of age in Bangladesh. In order to address the issue, BRAC ·has implemented the Alive and Thrive (A&T) programme to ... -
Current status of maternal and child health indicators in BRAC EHC Programme areas of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-02)Essential Health Programme (EHC) is one of many development efforts of BRAC providing an integrated package of preventive, promotive and basic curative services at a minimum cost to improve health and nutrition of the ... -
Oral administration of misoprostol reduces postpartum Haemorrhage in urban slums of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-04)To avert deaths from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), Manoshi initiated community health workers (CHW) administered oral misoprostol (400~g) to women following childbirth either at delivery centers or home in slums of Dhaka ...