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  • Scaling up community engagement model

    Shafiul Khan July 5, 2018     No Comment     Community Health, Events

    The existence of health inequalities is one of the most pressing issues currently facing public health policymaking in Bangladesh. Interventions that engage municipal communities in their designs or delivery are thought to be more likely to address the specific needs of disadvantaged population, and community engagement has consequently become central to guidance and strategies for

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  • Engaging private sector to achieve universal health coverage

    Shafiul Khan June 11, 2018     No Comment     Events, UHC

    To undertake policy analysis on emerging health issues in Bangladesh and promote discussions on evidence-informed health policy process for improved health outcomes, a health policy dialogue titled “Engaging Private Sector to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh” took place at the CIRDAP Auditorium, Chameli House, Topkhana road, Dhaka on 28 April 2018. This dialogue was

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  • Role of journalists in health knowledge translation

    Shafiul Khan April 19, 2018     No Comment     Events, Health Information

    In Bangladesh, there lies a gap between research evidences and health policymaking. Journalists can help bridge this distance by bringing policymakers and health managers together. Recently, an orientation training programme for journalists to sharpen their expertise and efficiency on mainstreaming evidence-informed health reporting was organised by icddr,b’s European Union supported SHARE (Strengthening Health, Applying Research

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  • How can health dialogues enable communities in hard-to-reach areas?

    Shafiul Khan March 15, 2018     No Comment     Community Health

    In Bangladesh, healthcare workers are unevenly allocated in urban and rural areas for health service delivery, and it is worsening in hard-to-reach areas throughout the country. There is a crucial need for more healthcare providers and better medical facilities in these areas. In order to address such disparities, health dialogues at the community level can

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  • Can local community participation help provide better healthcare services?

    Shafiul Khan January 25, 2018     No Comment     Community Health, Health Information

    Participation of community members in improving local healthcare institutions is an established approach in addressing healthcare issues in Bangladesh. It has been long been facilitated in this country, in projects varying from sanitation to maternal and child health, clean water and health infrastructure. In order to involve local communities in programme planning and execution, an

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