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Trapped by Tobacco: The Industry’s Grip and Our Responsibility

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Fahmida Farzana PDF Version Tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year. To make up these “lost consumers”, the industry goes after the youth as their next target. Today’s young people are the next generation of “lifelong customers”, and most tobacco users start smoking before they become adults. Over time, tobacco companies’ tactics to

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Strengthening urban health systems through public-private partnership: Lessons from four countries

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Due to the rapid increase in the urban population, public sector health services in urban settings are under strain. There are limited accessible and available health facilities with insufficient medicines and supplies and inadequate health workers with training appropriate to the changing disease burden in the public health system. Over time, these gaps in the

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Policy Dialogue Synthesis Report

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The Community-led Responsive and Effective Urban Health System (CHORUS) is a research programme consortium that unites health researchers from Africa, South Asia, and the UK. It collaborates with communities, health professionals, and city-level decision-makers to develop and test strategies aimed at improving the health of the poorest urban residents. CHORUS and ARK Foundation hosted

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Report: Policy Dialogue on Strengthening Urban Health Systems: Challenges & Prospects

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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 ongoing

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Between Progress and Pitfalls: Fixing Bangladesh’s Urban Health Crisis

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By Abdullah M. Rafi (published in The Business Standard on 15 May, 2025) Bangladesh, one of the fastest-growing economies in the world according to the World Bank, has identified health as both a priority and a persistent challenge. Article 15(a) of the country’s constitution reflects this commitment by guaranteeing healthcare as a fundamental right for

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Flipbook of Community Dialogue Approach (CDA)

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This flipbook is an intervention material developed under the COSTAR project to be used by the Community Dialogue Facilitators (CDA) facilitators in different sub-districts of Cumilla. The CDA Facilitators used this flipbook to create awareness among the local people in their villages on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and its harmful consequences. This is an open access materials

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World Tuberculosis Day: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an mHealth intervention (mTB-Tobacco) for smoking cessation in people with tuberculosis (Quit4TB Trial)

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By Ai Keow Lim, Fahmidur Rahman & Maham Zahid What is TB and how smoking impacts TB Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection spread through respiratory droplets dispersed into the air, when someone with TB coughs and sneezes. Smoking increases the chances of contracting TB infection and TB disease. TB patients who smoke are more

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Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) and its association with NCD and risk factors

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POTENTIAL DETERMINANTS IN HEALTH SECTOR INFLUENCING HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURE OF THE HOUSEHOLDS: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY IN BANGLADESH

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Demographic, and epidemiological transitions are taking place and tackling the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are challenges in achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in the country. Though the national health budget supports health care, 74% of total health expenditure is met by households out of pocket (OOP) which is the second highest in South-East

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Research-Policy Forum Report : Bangladesh The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People with Severe Mental Illness and on Mental Health Service Provision in South Asia (IMPASS)

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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People with Severe Mental Illness and on Mental Health Service Provision in South Asia (IMPASS) Research-Policy Forum Workshop in Bangladesh was held on 20th June, 2022, organized by IMPASS research team at ARK Foundation in partnership with National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Prof. Rumana Huque, Executive Director,

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Trapped by Tobacco: The Industry’s Grip and Our Responsibility

Strengthening urban health systems through public-private partnership: Lessons from four countries

Policy Dialogue Synthesis Report

Report: Policy Dialogue on Strengthening Urban Health Systems: Challenges & Prospects

Between Progress and Pitfalls: Fixing Bangladesh’s Urban Health Crisis

Flipbook of Community Dialogue Approach (CDA)

World Tuberculosis Day: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an mHealth intervention (mTB-Tobacco) for smoking cessation in people with tuberculosis (Quit4TB Trial)

Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) and its association with NCD and risk factors

POTENTIAL DETERMINANTS IN HEALTH SECTOR INFLUENCING HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURE OF THE HOUSEHOLDS: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY IN BANGLADESH

Research-Policy Forum Report : Bangladesh The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People with Severe Mental Illness and on Mental Health Service Provision in South Asia (IMPASS)

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