Air Pollution is Changing: The Hidden Climate Risks We are Not Talking About

Read the blog here or download the PDF version Written by Sirat-E-Rowshan Islam (Research Uptake & Communication Officer, ARK Foundation) When we think about air pollution in Bangladesh, we are talking about the same few things: the black smoke from an old bus, the smoggy skyline in winter, nicotine smoke from cigarettes, or the chimneys
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When Cities Grow, Movement Shrinks: Urbanisation and Physical Activity in Bangladesh

Find the PDF here Written by Riona Khan and S M Abdullah Imagine a young garment worker in Dhaka. S/he wakes up early, boards a crowded bus, sits for long hours at a sewing machine, returns home exhausted, and spends the evening indoors. The day is full for them, but physically, they have barely moved. Conversely, imagine
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The Karlson-Holm-Breen (KHB) Method: Why Logistic Mediation Results Might Be Misleading?

Read pdf here Written by Ibrahim Hasan and S M Abdullah A simple story with a built-in complicated problem Assume being a health researcher, you are studying health inequality. Particularly, you are interested to know the non-communicable disease (NCD) outcome status due to educational attainment exposure. Your preliminary logistic regression results showed that people with
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Fragmentation in urban health service provision? A plurality of providers is the answer

Read it here or download PDF  Abdullah Rafi, from ARK Foundation in Bangladesh, discusses how the perceived fragmentation of urban healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) should be viewed as a symptom of unmanaged plurality rather than a system failure. The majority of the world’s population is now urbanised, with 55% of humanity currently
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International Women’s Day 2026

  When women give knowledge, care, and leadership… everyone gains! From research labs to homes and health centers, their actions protect, educate, and inspire. This International Women’s Day, celebrate the women shaping health and future in Bangladesh with ARK Foundation.
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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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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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