Letโs lookback at the impactful contributions from ARK Foundation researchers at ICUH 2025, representing Bangladesh and bringing forward community-rooted insights that continue to inform inclusive and equitable urban health conversations worldwide.
ARK Foundation participated in multiple segments at the International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH) 2025, Wellington, New Zealand. An abstract titled ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ: ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ค๐, ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก, presented by Fatema Kashfi, was proudly accepted at the conference.
This research highlighted community perspectives on navigating urban primary healthcare in Dhaka, emphasizing how local realities, cultural contexts and lived experiences shape healthcare choices and access, and why community-responsive approaches are critical for equitable urban health systems.
