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 »

Ending HIV Transmission through Behavioral Change Activities

The risk of HIV transmission, in the community of Bangladesh, is high due to low use of condom and sex with multiple partners. Another major risk factor in HIV transmission is … Read More »