How Abortion Law is Contributing to Unsafe Abortion
Unsafe abortion is highly prevalent in Bangladesh. Despite international concerns unplanned pregnancy is still dealt with Menstrual Regulation (MR) other unsafe methods of foetal termination since abortion is illegal in Bangladesh. This paper … Read More »
Communication Policy for Youth’s Sexual and Reproductive Health
In many parts of the world, Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health issues is yet to be seen with proper concern because of existing misconceptions. In Bangladesh, changing the rigid attitude of people is still … Read More »
Strategies for Maternal and Child Healthcare
The 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) was conducted at national level to gain insight into the demographic state of maternal and child health in Bangladesh. It focused on accumulating … Read More »
Break the silence!
Menstruation is a natural process that occurs monthly in healthy adolescent girls and pre-menopausal adult women. Girls begin to menstruate usually between the ages of 9 and 12. The majority of … Read More »
Reproductive and maternal health care of Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government has provided considerable health and family planning services in the years since the country’s independence. As for example, the national infant mortality rate declined from 150 per 1000 … Read More »
Boosting Maternal Health Care Performance through Incentives
Bangladesh is rapidly progressing towards achieving 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The targets include Reducing Child Mortality and Improving Maternal Health. However, one of the barriers to achieving these targets is … Read More »
Lack of access to commodities
Every year in Bangladesh, more than 5,000 mothers and thousands of children die due to lack of access and appropriate use of 13 life-saving commodities, one of the findings of the … Read More »
Child brides: deprived of their childhood
According to the research done by UNICEF, more than 700 million women all over the world were married before their 18th birthday and more than 250 million entered into this union … Read More »
Hygiene management situation in Bangladesh
According to the study on national hygiene, most of the girls in Bangladesh use old piece of cloths during menstruation. More than 40% of girls reuse the old piece of cloths … Read More »
The context of sexual knowledge among youth
Bangladesh is emerging as one of the most rapidly developing countries in the world. Yet, the topic of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights(SRHR) is a still a taboo here. People … Read More »