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The influence of corruption and governance in the delivery of frontline health care services in the public sector: A scoping review of current and future prospects in low and middle-income countries of south and south-east Asia
(BMC, 2020-06-08)
Background: The dynamic intersection of a pluralistic health system, large informal sector, and poor regulatory
environment have provided conditions favourable for ‘corruption’ in the LMICs of south and south-east Asia ...
Ethics and methods for collecting sensitive data: Examining sexual and reproductive health needs of and services for Rohingya refugees at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
(The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 2020-07-13)
During humanitarian emergencies, such as the forced displacement of the Rohingya diaspora, women and adolescent girls become highly vulnerable to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues and abuse. Although ...
Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries
(Nature, 2020-01-08)
Childhood malnutrition is associated with high morbidity and mortality globally1. Undernourished children are more likely to experience cognitive, physical, and metabolic developmental impairments that can lead to later ...
Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Lancet, 2020-02-13)
Background Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) epidemiology, but
data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non-existent in many countries. We estimated ...
Documenting the challenges of conducting research on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of persons with disabilities in a lowand-middle income country setting: Lessons from Bangladesh
(BMJ Journals, 2020-12-17)
Research has shown that persons with disabilities require
greater sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care and
services than persons without disabilities. However, this
need is often neglected in most of the ...
Translating international guidelines for use in routine maternal and neonatal healthcare quality measurement
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-07-13)
Background: Improving facility-based quality for maternal and neonatal care is the key to
reducing morbidity and mortality rates in low- and middle-income countries. Recent guidance from WHO and others has produced a large ...
Double burden of malnutrition among elderly people in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study
(Oxford Academic, 2020-06)
Objectives:
Double burden of malnutrition (DBM), referred as the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition, is an evolving public health concern. There is a paucity of data about DBM among elderly people in ...
NGO contributions to community health and primary health care: Case studies on BRAC (Bangladesh) and the Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed (India)
(Oxford University Press, 2020-04-30)
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in developing countries are chiefly a
post-World War II phenomenon. Though they have made important contributions to health
and development among impoverished people throughout ...
Do social accountability approaches work? A review of the literature from selected low- and middle-income countries in the WHO South-East Asia region
(Oxford Academic, 2020-11-09)
Governance failures undermine efforts to achieve universal health coverage and improve health in
low- and middle-income countries by decreasing efficiency and equity. Punitive measures to improve governance are largely ...
Depression, sleeping pattern, and suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional pilot study
(Springer Link, 2020-06-01)
Background Depression is a major morbidity and the most common mental disorder among the medical students in medical
schools globally. Undergraduate students suffer stress more due to their academic curriculum than the ...