Major Barriers on Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh

In 2020, while the government spent Tk 2,187 crore on medicines, the public paid nearly Tk 38,000 crore out of pocket, making medicines the biggest driver of health-related financial burden. This gap highlights the urgent need to plan the health budget more strategically, based on real cost drivers. In a roundtable with The Business Standard,
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Non-communicable Disease Condition in Bangladesh

Did you know that over 70% of deaths in Bangladesh are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer? If we don’t tackle NCDs, we can’t achieve universal health coverage. In a roundtable with The Business Standard, Prof. Dr. Syed Zakir Hossain, Line Director of the Non-Communicable Disease Control Programme, highlighted a
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Universal Health Coverage | Ensuring Equity in Every Health Decision

𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 calls us to rethink how we can design a health system that truly serves everyone. ARK Foundation is working to bridge gaps and promote awareness to secure Universal Health Coverage for all. In this roundtable discussion with The Business Standard, distinguished public health expert and member of the Interim Government’s
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Webinar: Who Gets Left Behind? Addressing Health Vulnerability and Inequity in Urban Contexts

Thursday 11 December 2025  04.00 – 05.00 PM (BD Time) REGISTER FOR THE EVENT BY CLICKING HERE To mark Universal Health Coverage Day 2025, the CHORUS research consortium is bringing together experts from Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria and Ghana to share findings, lessons and insights on health vulnerabilities in urban contexts, and recommendations for health system interventions
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AMR Situation in Bangladesh

Only a week-long awareness campaign is not enough, we must stay alert to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) every single day. A recent study reveals that, 𝟒𝟏% 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐂𝐔 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡. As we misuse antibiotics or stop them midway, these helped bacteria to learn, survive and create antimicrobial resistance in our
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𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 — 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭

  Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Bangladesh, claiming the lives of more than 205,000 people every year, that’s an average of 562 deaths each day (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation – IHME, 2021). World Health Organization (WHO) estimates put the toll even higher, at 777 daily deaths from heart and
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স্বাস্থ্য খাতে সমতা নিশ্চিত করা জরুরি

প্রফেসর ডঃ রুমানা হক বৈশ্বিক স্বাস্থ্য সূচকে বাংলাদেশ আজ একটি উজ্জ্বল উদাহরণ। দুই দশক আগেও প্রতি লাখ শিশু জন্ম দিতে মারা যেতেন চার শতাধিক মা, এখন তা কমে এসেছে অর্ধেকের বেশি। নবজাতকের মৃত্যুও প্রতি হাজারে ৪৪ থেকে কমে ২০-এ নেমে এসেছে। স্বাস্থ্য খাতে বাংলাদেশের এই অর্জন কোনো একক প্রকল্পের ফল নয়। সত্তরের দশকে পরিবার পরিকল্পনা
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𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐀𝐌𝐑)

On 24th November, 2025, ARK Foundation arranged a special webinar for ‘World AMR Awareness Week 2025’, which highlighted the critical gap between national policies and local action in the fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Our expert speakers revealed major problems, including a lack of integrated data and low stakeholder motivation, stressing the need to translate
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World Diabetes Day 2025

Isn’t it alarming that diabetes already affects 13.2% of adults in Bangladesh? This has made our country the 8th highest in the world for diabetes patients. Many think diabetes is not a serious disease, but in 2021 alone, it caused around 76,000 deaths in the country. That’s why awareness can’t stay confined to home or
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Our Latest Newsletter is Now Available

Find the Pdf Here We are pleased to announce the release of the latest edition of the ARK Foundation Newsletter, featuring our recent initiatives, research contributions, and collective progress toward strengthening public health in Bangladesh. This edition is centered around our commitment to advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC)—highlighting the work we do with government, development
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