Dr Morseda Chowdhury

April 7, 2022
Published by Dr Morseda Chowdhury at Apr 07 2022
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health

50 years of serving Bangladesh: Community healthcare to pandemic response

BRAC is currently the hub of the world's largest non-government network of community health workers. Across Bangladesh, this network of 50,000 women are taking essential healthcare to the doorsteps of families and reaching the last mile, standing by 80 million people every year.
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January 27, 2022
Published by Dr Morseda Chowdhury at Jan 27 2022
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health

What do we need to integrate mental health into mainstream healthcare?

Bangladesh has recently passed the National Mental Healthcare Act 2018, and is about to finalise the breakthrough National Mental Health Strategy. However, resources and investment remain low, with 0.49 mental health caregivers per 100,000 population. In this backdrop, how can mental health be destigmatised and be brought to the doorsteps of everyone?
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March 16, 2021
Published by Dr Morseda Chowdhury at Mar 16 2021
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crisis, equality, health

Community-based healthcare for COVID response: option or necessity?

A year into the onset of the pandemic, years of progress in health and nutrition are being upended. A community-driven response is key to delivering undisrupted, essential healthcare services to the most vulnerable across Bangladesh.
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May 28, 2019
Published by Dr Morseda Chowdhury at May 28 2019
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health

Can we save dying mothers in Bangladesh?

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