Experts urge policy reforms to strengthen urban health systems in Bangladesh

  Health policymakers, researchers, and development partners gathered in Dhaka to discuss challenges and prospects for urban health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The policy dialogue, titled Strengthening Urban Health Systems: Prospects & Challenges, was organized by ARK Foundation Bangladesh and BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health on Thursday (30 January 2025).
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Policy Dialogue on Strengthening Urban Health Systems: Prospects & Challenges

  The Community-led Responsive and Effective Urban Health System (CHORUS) is a Research Programme Consortium that brings together health researchers from Africa, South Asia, and the UK. CHORUS collaborates with communities, health professionals, and city-level decision makers to develop and test strategies for improving the health of the poorest urban residents. As part of its
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ARK Hosts CHORUS Partners Meeting in Dhaka

The CHORUS Partners Meeting, hosted by ARK, took place from January 26th to 29th at Hotel Lake Castle in Dhaka, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and experts from Bangladesh, Nepal, Ghana, Nigeria, and the UK. The event focused on sharing insights and strategies for strengthening urban health systems across the participating countries. Discussions explored early findings,
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Fighting TB on the Frontlines: Voices from the Ground

Mr. Mahmud (pseudonym), 59, the Tuberculosis & Leprosy Controller Assistant (TLCA) at one of the TB centers on the outskirts – a 70-kilometer drive from the capital Dhaka – reflecting on his journey in combating TB, asserted that if people stopped using tobacco products, the number of TB cases in his area could have been
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Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Urban Bangladesh |Journey Of Arts4amr|

  To raise awareness about the dangers of #antimicrobialresistance (AMR) among local communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh, artists and researchers have joined forces, using street plays as a powerful medium to convey their message. This innovative collaboration marks one of the first initiatives where artists actively engage with communities to address the growing threat of AMR
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Engaging rural communities in Bangladesh to tackle AMR through the Community Dialogue Approach (CDA)

We’re excited to share our latest publication in Frontiers! Led by Md Badruddin Saify as the corresponding author, alongside co-authors Prof. Rumana Huque, Samina Huque, Sajib Saha, and their dedicated team, this study, titled: “Engaging rural communities in Bangladesh to tackle antimicrobial resistance through the Community Dialogue Approach (CDA): A process evaluation protocol for COSTAR
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Change Management and the Health Sector of Bangladesh A review of Key policy Issues

Managing change or change management is an inevitable part of any organization. Health sector, like any other organization, also faces continuous changes, which take place in the form of policy change and health sector reforms. Since independence Bangladesh health sector has undergone various changes mainly due to changes in its objectives. However, these changes could
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Public-Private Partnership for TB Control in Bangladesh- Role of Private Medical Practitioners in the Management of TB patients

Despite enormous efforts, Bangladesh has one of the highest burdens of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Treatment in the private sector is common and popular among TB patients in South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, even though the quality of diagnosis and treatment of TB patients has been shown to be poor in several such countries.
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Tuberculosis in the workplace – developing partnerships with the garment industries in Bangladesh

We used operational research to develop and evaluate a mechanism for effective and sustainable TB control in workplaces in three areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Strategies, protocols, guides and tools were developed with stakeholders. We assessed the impact of the project using quantitative and qualitative measures: changes in TB outcomes were calculated using standard indicators based
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Effectiveness of involving the private medical sector in the National TB Control Programme in Bangladesh, evidence from mixed methods

In Bangladesh, private healthcare is common and popular, regardless of income or area of residence, making the private sector an important player in health service provision. Although the private sector offers a good range of health services, tuberculosis (TB) care in the private sector is poor. We conducted research in Dhaka, between 2004 and 2008,
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