| Combining health and social protection measures to reach the ultra poor: experiences of BRAC |
| Syed Masud Ahmed |
| Vol - 4 November - 2007 |
| Global Forum Update on Research for Health |
Life expectancy and other indicators of health have, on average, increased markedly across the world during the last century. At the same time, however, health inequities within and between populations have persisted and in some cases worsened.
This year’s edition of the Global Forum Update on Research for Health and the annual Forum meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research take as their theme the issue of equitable access and the research challenges it poses in trying to improve health and reduce health disparities in developing countries.... |
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| Safe Motherhood Promotion Project in Narsingdi District: Baseline Survey 2006 |
| Hashima-e-Nasreen, Nuzhat Imam, Rumana Akter, Syed Masud Ahmed |
| March - 2006 |
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| Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is going to initiate a 4-year Safe Motherhood Promotion Project in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) in the Narsingdi district from July 2006. Prior to the commencement of the intervention programme, a baseline survey was done to record benchmark information on different aspects of safe motherhood situation in the area. This report presents key findings from this baseline survey... |
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Can we get along? An account of communal relationship in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Panjeree Publications Ltd.
ISBN 984-634-096-5 |
| Mohammad Rafi |
| February - 2006 |
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| In the case of countries with multiple religious communities like Bangladesh, an obvious question is likely to arise – how is the relationship among the communities? The book starts with the investigation of the changing relationship among the communities.... |
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| Exploring health-seeking behaviour of disadvantaged populations in rural Bangladesh |
| Syed Masud Ahmed |
| November - 2005 |
| Doctor´s Thesis from Karolinska Institutet |
| Improving ability of the health system to reach the poor/disadvantaged populations is important for health and essential to mitigate the income-erosion consequences of ill-health in Bangladesh. This study examined the health-seeking behaviour of some identified disadvantaged population groups, including the effect of poverty focused non-governmental development interventions.... |
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| Inheriting extreme poverty: household aspirations, community attitudes and childhood in northern Bangladesh |
Naomi Hossain with
Mahfuza Haque, Rafiqul Islam Sarkar, Matiur Rahman [Save the Children, UK]
Raihana Karim, Laura Street [BRAC-RED] |
| July - 2005 |
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| This report presents findings of research into the influence of community institutions and actors on the inheritance of extreme poverty. The body of the report is in two parts. The first analyses patterns of work, school and marriage among the children of the ultra poor. Based on a survey of community officials and leaders in the same areas of Rangpur and Kurigram districts, the second part of the report explores the scope for community institutions and actors to support action on childhood poverty.... |
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Building governance for fighting poverty: Role of NGOs in Bangladesh
In: Sudhakar Rao (ed), Guidelines for good governance |
| Abdul-Muyeed Chowdhury, M Ghulam Sattar |
| March - 2005 |
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| This paper providesa brief account of the situation of poverty in Bangladesh and the role of good governance in fighting poverty.... |
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| Malnutrition among Bangladeshi women in ultra poor households: prevalence and determinants |
| Farhana Haseen |
| March - 2005 |
Thesis, Master Program in International Health International Maternal and Child Health
Department of Women’s and Children’s Health
Uppsala University |
| Malnutrition is widespread and has been recognized as a public health problem in Bangladesh. People living in absolute poverty are more susceptible to infection, disease and malnutrition.... |
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| Shalish and the Role of BRAC’s Federation: Improving the Poor’s Access to Justice |
| M Abdul Alim |
| December - 2004 |
| MA in Development Studies Thesis, Graduate School of Development Studies, ISS Hague |
| System of informal justice is a reality in almost all countries of the world. Its extent, character and importance vary greatly depending on a wide range of factors. Among those factors are the nature of the state and its capacity; the diversity of the population in terms of ethnicity/race, religion, ideology, language and income. Crucially important are also the levels of urbanisation and the type of economy.... |
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| School Management: Learning from successful schools in Bangladesh |
| National Academy for Educational Management and Brac Research and Evaluation Division |
| December - 2004 |
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This proceeding is an outcome of a national seminar jointly organised by two Bangladeshi member institutions of the Asian Network of Training and Research
Institutions in Educational Planning (ANTRIEP).... |
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| Towards a profile of the ultra poor in Bangladesh: Findings from CFPR/TUP baseline survey |
| Research and Evaluation Division, Brac |
| September - 2004 |
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| Depending on methods used, recent estimates suggest that as much as 20 to 34% of the population of Bangladesh live in extreme poverty. This is a significant number of people requiring immediate and special attention, if Bangladesh is to fulfill its commitment towards attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) which underpins its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)..... |
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