Aalo Clinic’s AI Integration: Can Bangladesh Make Primary Healthcare Truly Available?
What if a routine health check could prevent a hospital visit months later? And what if that check happened not in a large hospital, but in a neighbourhood clinic or through … Read More »
From Slums to Factory Floors: Youth Volunteers Are Bringing SRHR Closer to Urban Women
A woman working a 10-hour shift in a garment factory may know that she needs contraception. She may even know where a pharmacy is. But knowing that a service exists and … Read More »
A Click, A Threat, A Lifetime of Trauma: Rising Crisis of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Bangladesh
A smartphone can open doors to education, healthcare, employment, and opportunity. But for many women in Bangladesh, it can also become a gateway to fear. Technology has transformed everyday life, yet … Read More »
The First Defence for Every Child: Is Bangladesh Doing Enough to Raise Awareness about Breastfeeding?
Every year, World Breastfeeding Week reminds the world of a simple truth. A mother’s breast milk is often called a baby’s “first vaccine” because it provides the earliest protection against infection … Read More »
Your Story Matters: UNFPA Bangladesh Launches International Youth Day Writing Competition
Every generation leaves its mark through stories. Some stories inspire change, while others challenge society to listen. This International Youth Day, UNFPA Bangladesh is inviting young people across the country to … Read More »
Kapasia Model’s Quiet Collapse: The Rise & Fall of an All Praised Maternal Healthcare Support
In a quiet corner of Gazipur, a system that once promised every pregnant woman a safer path to delivery is fraying. The Kapasia model, built around digital tracking, handbooks, and local … Read More »
Maternal Healthcare Can’t Wait: Reproductive Health Must Be Part of Bangladesh’s Flood Response
Floods often leave behind visible destruction. Roads disappear, homes collapse, and crops are washed away. Yet one of the least visible consequences unfolds quietly inside overcrowded shelters, damaged health centres, and … Read More »
Why can’t our mothers retire??? Society has yet to learn how to let women rest
It was a routine job application, one of those ordinary, forgettable tasks where you move quickly from one blank space to another, answering questions almost automatically. Name, address, educational background. Then: … Read More »
A Decade of Determination: Ella Pad’s Journey Mirrors the Struggle for Women’s Rights in Bangladesh
After nearly a decade of administrative barriers, Ella Pad, a social enterprise to provide affordable sanitary napkins, has finally secured legal recognition. Yet the story raises a larger question. How many … Read More »
More Than a Medical Rebrand: Understanding the Move from PCOS to PMOS
What if one medical term has been shaping the way millions of people misunderstand their own health? Sometimes, changing a name is not about branding. It is about correcting decades of … Read More »