Success Factors for Women’s and Children’s Health
Bangladesh has made significant improvements in the health of women and children and has achieved its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 (to reduce child mortality) and is on track to MDG … Read More »
BRAC Achievements in Maternal Health
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has set a target to improve the maternal health by 2015. Bangladesh has significantly improved in maternal health since 2008 though it is a developing and poor … Read More »
Policy and Strategy of Maternal Health Programs
Achieving Millennium Development Goal 5 in Bangladesh calls for an appreciation of the evolution of maternal healthcare within the national health system to date plus a projection of future needs. This … Read More »
Factors associated with Maternal Healthcare Services
Utilization of health services is a complex behavioral phenomenon. Empirical studies of preventive and curative services have often found that use of health services is related to the availability, quality and … Read More »
Achievements of Maternal Health, Child Health and Family Planning Programs in Bangladesh
The survey does not find large differences in maternal mortality or pregnancy-related mortality by region or socioeconomic status, but does find very large differences in risk by age of mother. Knowledge … Read More »
Maternal Healthcare Utilization in Bangladesh
Maternal healthcare utilization is a major determinant of maternal mortality. Bangladesh is experiencing a rapid pace of urbanization with all future growth in population expected to be in urban areas. Health … Read More »
Care-seeking Behavior of Pregnant Women in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi women report low but increasing use of antenatal care, as well as low rates of delivery in a health facility or with the assistance of a skilled provider. Although almost … Read More »
Present Scenario of Maternal Health in Bangladesh
The state of maternal health in a nation can be characterized by numerous factors, such as outcome measures like maternal mortality and morbidity rates, or maternal nutrition status, as well as … Read More »
The alarming trend in neonatal mortality in six low and middle income countries
A recent study published by the WHO in their health bulletin describes a cross-country situation of neonatal mortality in the first 24 hours. The countries included in this study were Bangladesh, … Read More »
Health Care Exclusion: An Examination in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has made significant progress in many of its social development indicators particularly in health; however, a vast portion of its people still does not use health care services from medically … Read More »