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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW)

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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024 (Nov 18-24) begins today, reinforcing the message to “Educate. Advocate. Act now.” in tackling the AMR crisis.This year’s theme calls on everyone- from policymakers to the general public- to learn about the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and take urgent steps to combat it. ARK, has been actively
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EXPLORING THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT AMR FROM A ONE HEALTH PERSPECTIVE AMONG DIFFERENT SOCIO- DEMOGRAPHIC SUBGROUPS: FINDINGS FROM THE BASELINE STUDY OF A CLUSTER RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIAL IN BANGLADESH

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Exploring The Level of Awareness and Understanding About AMR From a One Health Perspective Among Different Socio- Demographic Subgroups: Findings From The Baseline Study of a Cluster Randomised Control Trial In Bangladesh CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE REPORT
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Community Engagement for Anti-microbial Resistance (COSTAR)

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Community Engagement for Anti-microbial Resistance (COSTAR) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE REPORT
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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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Potential determinants in health sector influencing health care expenditure of the households: A mixed-methods study in Bangladesh. Submitted to – Non-Communicable Disease Control Programme Health Services Division Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Submitted by – ARK Foundation Suite C-3 & C-4, House # 06, Road # 109 Gulshan-2, Dhaka 1212 June 2023 CLICK HERE
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Co-designing community-based interventions to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR): what to include and why

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Co-designing community-based interventions to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR): what to include and why CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE REPORT
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Core outcome sets for trials of interventions to prevent and to treat multimorbidity in adults in low and middle-income countries: the COSMOS study

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Abstract Introduction The burden of multimorbidity is recognised increasingly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), creating a strong emphasis on the need for effective evidence-based interventions. Core outcome sets (COS) appropriate for the study of multimorbidity in LMICs do not presently exist. These are required to standardise reporting and contribute to a consistent and cohesive
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The Effect of Adult Smoking Behavior on Children’s Exposure to Secondhand Smoke. An Analysis Based on Salivary Cotinine Levels Among Children in Dhaka and Karachi

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Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) risks children’s health. However, biomarkers are rarely used to study SHS exposure among children in low- and middle-income countries. We analyzed cross-sectional data collected between March and November 2022 for a cluster-randomized controlled trial investigating a Smoke-Free Intervention in 2769 children aged 9–15 in 74 schools (34 in Dhaka, Bangladesh,
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Core Outcome Sets for Trials of Interventions to Prevent and to Treat Multimorbidity in Adults in Low and Middle-Income Countries: The COSMOS Study

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The burden of multimorbidity is recognised increasingly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), creating a strong emphasis on the need for effective evidence-based interventions. Core outcome sets (COS) appropriate for the study of multimorbidity in LMICs do not presently exist. These are required to standardise reporting and contribute to a consistent and cohesive evidence-base to
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Why is it important to rethink taxation on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs)?

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Did you know that in Bangladesh, the number of adults living with diabetes was 8.4 million in 2019, a figure projected to nearly double to 15 million by 2045? One of the significant contributors to this health issue is the consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs). The ARK Foundation recently published a pioneering study addressing the
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Own Price Elasticities of The Demand for Sugar-Sweetened Beverages In Bangladesh

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Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is a major global public health problem. Increasing the price of SSBs through taxation is an effective tool to reduce SSB consumption. Price-elasticity estimates are useful in measuring the effect of taxation on consumption. We estimated the own price elasticities of demand for SSBs in Bangladesh, which will inform how
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     Join us for an insightful discussion: “𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧...
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