স্বাস্থ্য খাতে সমতা নিশ্চিত করা জরুরি

প্রফেসর ডঃ রুমানা হক বৈশ্বিক স্বাস্থ্য সূচকে বাংলাদেশ আজ একটি উজ্জ্বল উদাহরণ। দুই দশক আগেও প্রতি লাখ শিশু জন্ম দিতে মারা যেতেন চার শতাধিক মা, এখন তা কমে এসেছে অর্ধেকের বেশি। নবজাতকের মৃত্যুও প্রতি হাজারে ৪৪ থেকে কমে ২০-এ নেমে এসেছে। স্বাস্থ্য খাতে বাংলাদেশের এই অর্জন কোনো একক প্রকল্পের ফল নয়। সত্তরের দশকে পরিবার পরিকল্পনা
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𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐀𝐌𝐑)

On 24th November, 2025, ARK Foundation arranged a special webinar for ‘World AMR Awareness Week 2025’, which highlighted the critical gap between national policies and local action in the fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Our expert speakers revealed major problems, including a lack of integrated data and low stakeholder motivation, stressing the need to translate
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World Diabetes Day 2025

Isn’t it alarming that diabetes already affects 13.2% of adults in Bangladesh? This has made our country the 8th highest in the world for diabetes patients. Many think diabetes is not a serious disease, but in 2021 alone, it caused around 76,000 deaths in the country. That’s why awareness can’t stay confined to home or
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Our Latest Newsletter Is Now Available

Find the Pdf Here We are pleased to announce the release of the latest edition of the ARK Foundation Newsletter, featuring our recent initiatives, research contributions, and collective progress toward strengthening public health in Bangladesh. This edition is centered around our commitment to advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC)—highlighting the work we do with government, development
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The Need for Multisectoral Collaboration in the Urban Health Sector

Find PDF version here While speaking about the strengthening of the health systems, one area where discussions often get stuck is the collaboration among all the parties involved. Now, this point – no matter how simple and straightforward it may seem – is something that continues to slither through the country’s efforts to build a
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Efficient & Equitable Health Spending in Bangladesh

Despite modest changes, Bangladesh’s health sector still lacks the prioritisation it truly deserves in the national budget. Limited resource allocations and inefficiencies in fund utilisation are restricting progress in achieving equitable healthcare for all. To make the most of available resources, efficient and fair spending is essential. Dr. Rumana Huque discusses how we can ensure
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Op-Ed: Ensuring equity in health sector

By Professor Rumana Huque Bangladesh today stands as a shining example in global health sector. Two decades ago, more than 400 mothers died for every 100,000 live births; that figure has now fallen by more than half. Similarly, neonatal mortality has dropped from 44 per thousand to 20. This achievement is not the result of
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Webinar: Strengthening Urban Health Systems to Respond to the Increasing Prevalence of NCDs

Register here To mark World Diabetes Day 2025, the CHORUS urban health research consortium is bringing together researchers, stakeholders and policymakers from Bangladesh, Nepal and Ghana to share findings, lessons and insights on strengthening urban health systems to respond to the rising crisis in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).  Urbanisation is associated with an increased prevalence of
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Webinar: From Fragmentation to Harmonisation: Strengthening Urban Health Systems through Provider Partnerships and Collaboration

On October 30th, CHORUS successfully hosted the webinar and panel discussion titled “From Fragmentation to Harmonisation: Strengthening Urban Health Systems through Provider Partnerships and Collaboration.”  The session explored how cities can build stronger and fairer health systems, particularly for underserved urban communities. Chaired by Prof. Helen Elsey, CHORUS Co-Director from the University of York, the
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𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩𝐬

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is essential to ensure health equity and the right to healthcare in Bangladesh. Alongside rapid urbanization, the burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing, and the number of urban-poor is rising. Although community clinics and upazila health complexes exist to serve rural populations, people still do not receive adequate and necessary services.
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