Safeguarding policies and practices in the global health research sector are inspired and influenced by different sources and entities. In most countries, organizations form their safeguarding policies as per the law of the respective country and relevant laws of the host/donor countries they work with. While safeguarding policies are not the same in all research organizations
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Abdur Rahim (pseudonym, aged 65+) lazily passes his days at his shabby little home in Duwaripara slum. Being a retired day-laborer, he is now financially dependent on his wife’s and daughter’s income, both of whom work as part-time maids for several families in Pallabi, Dhaka. Rahim, sitting at a tea-stall with a bunch of his
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A webinar was arranged on ‘Gender and Intersectionality Planning” on 10th January 2022. The objective of the webinar was to provide guidance on using the gender and intersectionality framework (CHORUS’ Gender and Intersectionality Guide) to reflect on the data collection and to further shape the health systems intervention to be developed as part of the
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This report presents an overview of the COVID-19 response in the country from February to the End of August 2020. It focuses on the response related to urban health in the country and tries to portray the interaction of different stakeholders and the deciding authorities in Covid-19 management in urban areas. The report is based
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Effectiveness of tobacco control initiatives is subject to the status of trade regulations of a region. As a direct effect of trade liberalisation by many countries, the world has experienced stimulation in trade volume of tobacco and tobacco products in recent years. Reduction in trade barriers might increase possibility of tobacco marketing and reduce their
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Representatives from ARK Foundation and its partners from UK and Nepal joined the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health held in Hyderabad, India from 30th October to 2nd November 2019. A 3 hours session was dedicated to “The importance of smoking cessation in Tuberculosis (TB) patients. Evidence from observational studies, randomised controlled-trials, process evaluation
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In Bangladesh, every year, more than 350,000 people are affected by Tuberculosis (TB), and more than 70,000 people die due to the same. 20% of the deaths are attributed to tobacco. These toll of death can easily be avoided by collecting information and counselling on tobacco use among TB patients by the TB care providers.
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The spread of antibiotic resistance is an issue of growing global concern. It is often cited as one of the most critical threats to global health, food security and development. Our study named ‘Community Dialogue’ was on the assumption that successfully changing people’s behaviour requires innovative and participatory community engagement and aimed to develop, adapt
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Dr. Rumana Huque, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka and Executive Director, ARK Foundation, moderated a panel discussion on “Sustainable Health Financing ” yesterday, in International Conference for Economists organized jointly by Bureau of Economic Research and Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. Among the panelists were Professor Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Founder Director of
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