health care

Public health must prioritise disease prevention

There is a common confusion around the subject of health.
31 January 2025

Gender and/or sexuality: A wild card in the health sector

Unraveling health disparities through HPV vaccination and global perspectives
21 December 2023

Neglecting public health literacy will cost us

High prevalence of inadequate health literacy causes health disparity in terms of access to and use of healthcare services.
6 October 2023

Are doctors above accountability?

High time to pass comprehensive legislation to address medical malpractice in Bangladesh
10 August 2023

Self-care is healthcare

The great news is that through the daily practice of breathing, mindfulness, and other forms of intentional self-care, can actually help individuals overcome stress and improve their livelihood.
24 May 2023

Health issues of RMG workers need attention

Garment workers have received a fair share of attention over the last few years due to their poor working conditions, low wages and benefits, and inadequate facilities at their factories of employment.
2 April 2019

The health challenges for the urban poor

Bangladesh is being urbanised at a rapid pace, fuelled by rural poverty, climate change and the promise of a better economic future.
29 March 2019

Healthier mothers for a brighter future

Providing all pregnant Bangladeshi women with iron and folic acid would decrease the risk of anaemia in mothers by 69 percent and reduce low-weight births by nearly 3 percent. The majority of the benefits would come from avoiding lifelong productivity losses that arise from low birth weight.
15 May 2016

Investing in better trained doctors

Bangladesh has witnessed significant gains in the primary health care sector under the stewardship of the government...
11 December 2015