Improving the quality of care at community clinics in rural Bangladesh through new approaches

Read the PDF here Key messages The training was effective in increasing the knowledge of community health care providers (CHCPs) CHCPs applied the knowledge gained and provided good quality care. Following these results, the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has scaled up the training nationwide. There are substantial benefits to healthcare provision if
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Integrating tobacco cessation within the TB programme: Findings from the ‘TB & Tobacco’ study

Find the PDF here Integrating tobacco cessation within the TB programme: Findings from the ‘TB & Tobacco’ study Key Messages: In Bangladesh, 18% of all adult (36% of men) TB patients smoke regularly. Smoking doubles their risk of death due to TB. Overall, tobacco causes 20% of all TB deaths. To help them quit, Tuberculosis
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The Complicated Cigarette Tax Structure in Bangladesh is Causing Expansion of the Low-Tier Cigarette Market and Lower Tax Revenue

Find the PDF here Implementing a uniform ad valorem tax rate for all tiers in addition to increasing the base price of low-tier cigarettes would increase government tax revenues between 34.90 billion and 42.01 billion taka, while reducing industry revenues. This would discourage the tobacco industry from further expanding in the low-tier market. The policy
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Digital Health in Dhaka | Simple App | Transforming Urban Healthcare | Channel 24 | ARK Foundation

  Digital health is reshaping urban healthcare in Bangladesh. ARK Foundation, through the CHORUS project, is using the Simple app to track patients with non-communicable diseases, ensure regular follow-ups, and connect real-time data with the national health system. Featured on Channel 24 and recognized by the World Health Organization, this initiative highlights how technology can
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বাংলাদেশে স্বাস্থ্যবিমা: বাস্তবসম্মত সমাধান নাকি শুধু আলোচনা? | Channel 24 | ARK Foundation

স্বাস্থ্যসেবার ব্যয় কি নাগালের বাইরে চলে যাচ্ছে? সমাধান কি স্বাস্থ্যবিমা? আর্ক ফাউন্ডেশন ও চ্যানেল 24 আয়োজিত Meet the People টকশোতে ড. আহমেদ এহসানূর রহমান ( Dr. Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman) ব্যাখ্যা করছেন—কেন ধাপে ধাপে স্বাস্থ্যবিমার দিকে এগোনোই সার্বজনীন স্বাস্থ্যসেবার (UHC) একমাত্র পথ। নির্বাচনের প্রেক্ষাপটে স্পষ্ট বার্তা: করভিত্তিক ব্যবস্থার সাথে স্বাস্থ্যবিমার সমন্বয়ই হতে পারে বাংলাদেশের জন্য টেকসই
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Course: Project Management in Public Health

Download the prospectus from here Introduction Public health projects often appear well designed at the proposal stage but face significant challenges during implementation. Issues in planning, budgeting, team coordination, monitoring, and stakeholder management can delay progress and weaken impact. This 16-hour long professional training is designed to equip participants with practical project management skills required
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Precision at Scale: Managing 3,559 Survey Clusters in the World’s Largest Refugee Settlement

Find the pdf version here or read it here By  Zunayed Al Azdi When we began planning the Routine EPI Coverage Evaluation Survey in the Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar, the numbers were daunting. Thirty-three camps. 3,559 clusters. More than 25,000 households. Over 100 field personnel operating in one of the most densely populated refugee settlements
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The Areca Nut Paradox in Bangladesh: A Rapid Review of Cultural Embeddedness, Public Health Risks, Livelihood Dependence, and Policy Gaps

Read it here or download the PDF version By Nabila Binth Jahan & Dr. Rumana Huque 1. INTRODUCTION The areca nut, also known as the betel nut, is the fruit of the Areca catechu L. palm from the Arecaceae family (Tong et al., 2024). In Bangladesh, it is known locally as Supari or Gua. This
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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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