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Strengthening midwifery in Bangladesh – Lessons learnt

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Project Summary: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK government has invested in the ‘Strengthening Midwifery in Bangladesh’ program to establish midwifery education. The FCDO is also providing technical assistance to the Government of Bangladesh through UNFPA. The government has demonstrated commitment to midwifery services by creating 2996 midwife posts. Currently, there are
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RESPOND

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  Creating responsive health systems: improving the use of feedback from service users in quality assurance and human resource management in Bangladesh. is a project that aims to assist policymakers in designing a comprehensive health-systems intervention to make  Bangladesh’s health system more responsive. It will do so through assessing the current system of collecting, and
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National Situation Analysis on Policy and Programmes Promoting Physical Activity in Bangladesh

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The main objective of this World Health Organization (WHO) funded project was to identify the barriers and facilitators of physical activities to reach Global Action Plan on the prevention of NCDs in Bangladesh. The situation analysis also attempted to provide an overall view of the current scenario regarding the presence of physical activity as a
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Muslim Communities Learning About Second-Hand Smoke (MCLASS-II)

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  Muslim Communities Learning About Second-hand Smoke (MCLASS-II) in Bangladesh is an effectiveness-implementation hybrid study funded by the Medical Research Council, UK.  Its overall aim is to reduce the burden of disease due to second-hand smoke in low- and middle-income countries by discovering innovative community-based approaches to behaviour change. It will assess the feasibility and
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Intervention for Mothers in Pregnancy to Reduce Exposure to Second-hand Smoking (IMPRESS)

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  Intervention for Mothers in Pregnancy to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoking (IMPRESS) is a study that aimed to culturally adapt, and then evaluate, the effectiveness of evidence-based strategies to reduce second-hand smoking within homes in the peri-urban area of Bangladesh. It also aimed to determine the costs versus benefits of implementing such an intervention.A
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Integrating depression care in tuberculosis and hepatitis services in South Asia (IMPACT CCD)

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  The overall long-term aim of this research programme is to improve health outcomes and quality of life for people with depression and tuberculosis in South Asia. This study is aimed carring out the preliminary work for a future trial to evaluate depression care integrated with tuberculosis services. The specific objectives are: To understand the
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Improving the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and related conditions through primary health care in Bangladesh

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  This project aimed to develop and evaluate a service delivery model for the delivery of quality care to patients of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes at the Upazila Health Complexes and other primary health care (PHC) facilities. Specific objectives included: establishing a systematic screening and care process to enhance early diagnosis of CVD and
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Improving primary health care using community clinics in rural Bangladesh

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  Improving primary health care using community clinics in rural Bangladesh  is a project that aimed to improve the quality of care of children in community clinics through an intervention and evaluation study. The intervention contributed to a change in national policy and practice, with approximately 14,000 community health care providers nationwide given the job
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Evaluation of Tobacco Dependence Measures of Smokeless Tobacco (ST) Users in Bangladesh

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  Evaluation of Tobacco Dependence Measures of Smokeless Tobacco (ST) users in Bangladesh  was a study supported by the University of York, UK. . It was an 18-month project that aimed to evaluate psychometric properties of the Oklahoma Scale of Smokeless Tobacco Dependence among Bangladeshi smokeless tobacco users, and to identify underlying constructs and processes
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Developing a psycho-social support (PSS) intervention for people with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and com-morbid depression in Bangladesh: a feasibility study

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  This study aims to develop an acceptable and feasible psychosocial support (PSS) package that will be ready to embed within the existing National TB Control Programme (NTP) service delivery system in Bangladesh. The existing service delivery system does not include any screening for mental health problems among MDR TB patients or psychosocial counselling for
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