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

  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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Delivering a contextualized package of care for child development (0 – 12 months) and maternal mental health in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

  Background of the study: The early childhood period is the basis for later success in life. It is the time when a child’s brain develops at a rapid rate creating plenty of opportunities for children’s learning and development. A child can have a good start in life when he/she grows up in a nurturing
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Community Solutions To Antimicrobial Resistance- COSTAR

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global health, food sustainability and security, and socio-economic development. It is estimated that AMR infections cause approximately 700,000human deaths each year globally, a figure that is set to rise to 10 million by 2050 if no action is taken. COSTAR will build upon these successful foundations by
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Community Dialogues in Bangladesh

  Community Dialogues in Bangladesh aims to develop and test a “community dialogue” approach for preventing and controlling antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, UK. The project has five objectives: to conduct research to inform the content of and processes for delivering community dialogues; to adapt the
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Children Learning About Second-hand Smoking (CLASS-III)

  Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure costs 800,000 lives a year. Children in developing countries are worst affected as smoke-free laws are only partially implemented, and private homes and cars remain a key source of SHS exposure. Children Learning About Second-hand Smoking (CLASS-III) is an ongoing project of ARK Foundation in collaboration with University of York.
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Children Learning About Second-hand Smoke (CLASS-II)

  Children Learning About Second-hand Smoke (CLASS-II) was a two-arm pilot cluster randomised controlled trial funded by the Medical Research Council, UK. The project primarily aimed to establish the effectiveness of a school-based intervention, ‘Smoke Free Homes’ , in reducing exposure of school children to second hand smoke. Its effect on frequency and severity of
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Assessing the effectiveness of using Public-Private Partnerships to improve family planning services in Bangladesh

  Under this study, a public-private partnership (PPP) was developed to help private medical practitioners (PMPs) implement a referral strategy between themselves and family planning centres. We assessed whether the PPP model was effective in increasing the use of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARCMs) and acceptable to both public and private healthcare providers.Our findings revealed
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A mHealth intervention (mTB-Tobacco) for smoking cessation in people with tuberculosis: a two-stage adaptive design, randomized trial (Quit 4 TB Trial)

Quit 4 TB Trial project aims to assess in people with TB who smoke daily and check the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of mTB-Tobacco in achieving continuous abstinence for at least six months and also assess the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of mTB-Tobacco in enhancing TB treatment adherence and improving clinical outcomes. We will conduct
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Utilisation and Effectiveness of Women Friendly Hospital Initiative: Problems, Prospects and Way Forward

The Women Friendly Hospital Initiative (WFHI) was launched in Bangladesh in 1998 with the goal of improving the quality of healthcare and addressing the needs of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. The initiative aimed to reduce maternal mortality, fight against violence, and eliminate discrimination against women. It focuses on creating environment for women to
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Understanding the ‘Overlapping’ Risks of Climate Change and Urbanisation

In the era of climate change, growing inequality, rapid urbanisation, humanity is dealing with a complex knot of apparently separate but actually deeply entangled risks. If not addressed the risk synchronisation can lead to critical crises and eventually will overwhelm the societal capacity to adapt. These overlapping risks (OR) have differential impact across gender. Decision
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