Browsing Syed Masud Ahmed by Title

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    • Prevention and control of tuberculosis in workplaces: how knowledgeable are the workers in Bangladesh? 

      Shafayetul Islam, Qazi; Akramul Islam, Md; Islam, Shayla; Masud Ahmed, Syed (© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)
      Background: The National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme (NTP) of Bangladesh succeeded in achieving the dual targets of 70 % case detection and 85 % treatment completion as set by the World Health Organization. However, ...

    • Qualitative insights into promotion of pharmaceutical products in Bangladesh: how ethical are the practices? 

      Mohiuddin, Mahrukh; Faiz Rashid, Sabina; Islam Shuvro, Mofijul; Nahar, Nahitun; Masud Ahmed, Syed (© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)
      Background: The pharmaceutical market in Bangladesh is highly concentrated (top ten control around 70 % of the market). Due to high competition aggressive marketing strategies are adopted for greater market share, which ...

    • Training mid-level health cadres to improve health service delivery in rural Bangladesh 

      Rawal, Lal B.; Mahmud, Kawkab; Islam, Sheikh Md. S.; Mahumud, Rashidul A.; Nuruzaman, Md.; M. Ahmed, Syed (© 2016 Cambridge University Press, 2016)
      Introduction In recent years, the government of Bangladesh has encouraged private sector involvement in producing mid-level health cadres including Medical Assistants (MAs). The number of MAs produced has increased ...

    • Tuberculosis associates with both airflow obstruction and low lung function: BOLD results 

      F. S. Amaral, André; Coton, Sonia; S Kato, Bernet; C Tan, Wan; Studnicka, Michael; Janson, Christer; Gislason, Thorarinn; Mannino, David; D Bateman, Eric; Buist, Sonia; G J Burney, Peter; BOLD Collaborative Research Group (© 2015 European Respiratory Society, 2015)
      In small studies and cases series, a history of tuberculosis has been associated with both airflow obstruction, which is characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and restrictive patterns on spirometry. The ...