Why does it matter? Childhood obesity among school going children in Urban Bangladesh: Potential Way Forward

Read the PDF here Written by Badruddin Saify For decades, the image of a chubby child in Bangladesh has served as a profound source of pride, probably a visual rebuttal to the historical specter of famine and chronic undernutrition in the country. In our collective cultural memory, physical weight is frequently synonymized with wealth and
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বৈষম্য কমাতে চাই কার্যকর প্রাথমিক স্বাস্থ্যসেবা | Prof. Dr. Liaquat Ali | ARK Foundation | Channel24

স্বাস্থ্যসেবা কি শুধু প্রতিশ্রুতির মধ্যেই আটকে থাকবে, নাকি এবার বাস্তব পরিবর্তন আসবে? আর্ক ফাউন্ডেশন ও চ্যানেল 24 আয়োজিত Meet the People টকশোতে প্রফেসর ডা. লিয়াকত আলি খুব স্পষ্ট ভাষায় তুলে ধরেছেন, স্বাস্থ্যখাত সংস্কারের অনেক গুরুত্বপূর্ণ সিদ্ধান্ত এখনই বাস্তবায়ন করা সম্ভব। নির্বাচনের প্রেক্ষাপটে এই আলোচনা আমাদের মনে করিয়ে দেয়, বৈষম্য কমানো ও সার্বজনীন স্বাস্থ্যসেবা নিশ্চিত করার
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How SCIMITAR-SA turns barriers into better support to quit tobacco

Find the HTML version  SCIMITAR-SA is built around people and their lived experiences. By listening closely to individuals living with severe mental illness (SMI) and to the caregivers and communities who support them; we are rethinking how support for smoked and smokeless tobacco cessation can be more compassionate, practical, and effective.With recruitment now complete, we’ve
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Strengthening Tobacco Cessation Through Local Adaptation

Find the HTML version here  WP1 focuses on adapting the SCIMITAR-SA intervention to meet the cultural, contextual, and delivery needs of communities across South Asia. Stakeholder participation remains central in shaping an effective and accessible model for individuals with SMI.
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𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐑-𝐒𝐀 | 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨

Find it here A tobacco cessation intervention designed for individuals with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). The 7-session pathway supports readiness to quit, coping with cravings, personalised quit planning, relapse prevention, and continuous follow-up.
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Factors associated with knowledge, attitude, practice and training interest of drug sellers in shaping antimicrobial resistance: A cross-sectional study in urban Bangladesh

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শুধু বাজেট বাড়ালেই কি স্বাস্থ্যখাতের সংকট মিটবে? | Prof. Rumana Huque | Channel 24 | ARK Foundation

শুধু বাজেট বাড়ালেই কি স্বাস্থ্যখাতের সংকট মিটবে? আর্ক ফাউন্ডেশন ও চ্যানেল 24 আয়োজিত Meet the People টকশোতে অধ্যাপক রুমানা হক তুলে ধরেছেন স্বাস্থ্যখাতে অর্থায়নের বাস্তব চ্যালেঞ্জ—পরিকল্পনা, বাস্তবায়ন ও জবাবদিহির অভাব কেন স্বাস্থ্যখাতের উন্নতির পথে বড় বাধা হয়ে দাঁড়ায়। এই আলোচনাটি নির্বাচনের আগে রাজনৈতিক দলগুলোর জন্য একটি স্পষ্ট বার্তা দেয়: বাজেটের অঙ্ক নয়, গুরুত্ব দিতে হবে
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Country Case Studies on Implementation of Drowning Prevention Activities

This study will consist of ten in-depth country case studies examining how specific drowning prevention activities have been implemented. Using a document review and key informant interviews, we will analyze the implementation pathways for both drowning prevention interventions and cross cutting strategies, drawing on both implementation science and policy implementation theories to trace the implementation
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Where antibiotics enter the city: what we are learning with drug sellers in Mirpur

Written by: Asiful Haidar Chowdhury (Senior Research Fellow) Late afternoon in Mirpur, the pharmacy counter is busy. Someone wants “something strong” for a cough that has not gone away. Another person asks for an antibiotic by name, confidently, like it’s a household staple. The drug seller has seconds to respond. Refuse, and risk losing the customer
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Closing the Gap: How Urban Primary Health Care Can Achieve Health Equity

Written by: Marhouba Khan Asfi (Research Assistant) Bangladesh is urbanizing rapidly. More people are living in cities every year, and that growth increases demand for services of every kind, including health care. City corporations and municipalities are expected to deliver public services in urban areas, but they face real limits in staffing, funding, space, coordination, and
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