Bangladesh’s improving economy offers potential for increased health funding, yet public health investment remains low, with high out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses and per capita spending (USD 42) well below WHO’s recommended USD 88. While progress has been made in maternal health, immunization, and managing non-communicable diseases through primary and secondary care facilities, critical indicators like infant
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People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at higher risk of obesity linked to medication side effects, poor diet, inactivity, and sleep issues which increases their vulnerability to non-communicable diseases like heart disease and diabetes. Globally, 25.9% of people with SMI are obese, with rising rates in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially South Asia.
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Despite Bangladesh’s improving economic outlook, public investment in health remains low, with high Out-of-Pocket (OOP) expenses and per capita spending (USD 42) falling short of WHO recommendations. Although some health indicators are progressing, issues like neonatal mortality and malnutrition persist, highlighting the need for increased government funding. However, challenges around fund absorption, efficiency, and accountability
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As part of CHORUS Innovation Fund Round2, ARK Foundation is implementing Drug Seller and AMR study in urban health settings of Bangladesh with the technical support of University of LEEDs and financial support of FCDO. Aim of the study is to better understand the role of formal and informal drug sellers (DS) regarding antibiotic drug
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Urbanization is a prevailing global phenomenon, resulting in pronounced disparities in resource allocation and health outcomes within urban areas, notably in South Asia. The role of media in shaping policy agendas remains understudied, particularly regarding its impact on urban health policy formulation. Our study seeks to explore the interplay between media coverage, research evidence, and
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Different types of tools have been developed to measure health status of adults around the world which are widely used in developing and developed countries and they are playing an important in improving the quality of health services. EQ-5D-3L and 5L are such kind of health related data collection tools simple questions which have been
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We are studying the quality of life in children and adolescents to help improve healthcare decisions. To do this, we use a simple tool called EuroQoL, which measures health. There is a special version of this tool for children, called EQ-5D-Y, and a Bangla version of the 3-level tool is being tested in Bangladesh. In
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Currently, various questionnaires/tools have been developed to measure and assess the health status of children and adolescents around the world, which are used to improve the quality of healthcare in developed and developing countries. The EQ-5D is a simple and common questionnaire that is widely used to measure the health of adults in developed and
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This National Oral Health Strategic Action Plan of Bangladesh 2025-2030 will guide the national response to Oral Health in Bangladesh over a period of five years. This follows the Action Plan for Oral Health in South-East Asia 2022-2030 and Global Strategy and Action Plan on Oral Health 2023-2030. This 2025-2030 strategy was designed by adopting
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