Louis Niessen, Diwakar Mohan, Jonathan Kweku Akuoku, Andrew J. Mirelman et al.
Five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set targets that relate to the reduction of health inequalities nationally and worldwide. These targets are poverty reduction, health and wellbeing for all, equitable education, gender equality, and reduction of inequalities within and between countries. The...
Dina Balabanova, Anne Mills, Lesong Conteh, Baktygul Akkazieva et al.
In 1985, the Rockefeller Foundation published Good health at low cost to discuss why some countries or regions achieve better health and social outcomes than do others at a similar level of income and to show the role of political will and socially progressive policies. 25 years on, the Good Health ...
Hugh Waddington, Howard White, Birte Snilstveit, Jorge García Hombrados et al.
We provide a "how to" guide to undertake systematic reviews of effects in international development, by which we mean, synthesis of literature relating to the effectiveness of particular development interventions. Our remit includes determining the review's questions and scope, literature search, cr...
David M. Dror, Shahed Hossain, Atanu Majumdar, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos et al.
INTRODUCTION: This research article reports on factors influencing initial voluntary uptake of community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), and renewal decisions. METHODS: Following PRISMA protocol, we conducted a comprehensive search of academic and gr...
Joseph Ana, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Richard Smith, Lijing L. Yan
As part of a cluster of articles critically reflecting on the theme of "no health without research," Richard Smith and colleagues lay out what is currently known about research misconduct in low- and middle-income countries, summarizing some high profile cases and making suggestions on ways forward.
Sara N. Bleich, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Mashida Rashid, David H. Peters et al.
OBJECTIVE This paper reviews existing NCD programs in Bangladesh and identifies key priorities for the country to help address the NCD burden. METHODS To identify existing chronic disease programs in Bangladesh, country experts were interviewed and literature searches were conducted in PubMed and Ov...
Ulysses Panisset, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Ahmad H. Alkhatib, Tomás Pantoja et al.
A major obstacle to the progress of the Millennium Development Goals has been the inability of health systems in many low- and middle-income countries to effectively implement evidence-informed interventions. This article discusses the relationships between implementation research and knowledge tran...
Masuma Akter Khanam, Wietze Lindeboom, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Dewan S Alam et al.
BACKGROUND: Poor adherence has been identified as the main cause of failure to control hypertension. Poor adherence to antihypertensive treatment is a significant cardiovascular risk factor, which often remains unrecognized. There are no previous studies that examined adherence with antihypertensive...
Piya Hanvoravongchai, Sandra Mounier‐Jack, V. Oliveira Cruz, Dina Balabanova et al.
BACKGROUND: One of the key concerns in determining the appropriateness of establishing a measles eradication goal is its potential impact on routine immunization services and the overall health system. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of accelerated measles elimination activiti...
Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Rukhsana Gazi, Shahed Hossain, Khalequz Zaman
BACKGROUND: Social franchising has developed as a possible means of improving provision of health services through engaging the non-state sector in low- and middle-income countries. OBJECTIVES: To examine the evidence that social franchising has on access to and quality of health services in low- an...
Dewan S Alam, Shamim Hayder Talukder, Muhammad Ashique Haider Chowdhury, Ali Tanweer Siddiquee et al.
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes are an increasing pandemic globally and often remain undiagnosed long after onset in low-income settings. The objective of this study is to assess the determinants and prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and pre-diabetes among adults in Bangladesh. METHODS...
Charles P. Larson, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, David A. Sack, the Scaling Up of Zinc for Young Children (SUZY) Project Team
In 2003, the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), in partnership with the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) and the private sector embarked on a national exercise to scale up zinc treatment of childhood diarrhoea as an adjunct to oral reh...
Md. Jasim Uddin, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Ali Ashraf, A I Khan et al.
The study objective was to ascertain the extent to which the need for primary health care services among street-dwellers is being met through existing facilities. This community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Dhaka city over a 12-month period from June 2007 to May 2008. The study popul...
Belinda Burford, Vivian Welch, Elizabeth Waters, Peter Tugwell et al.
Reporting guidelines can be used to encourage standardised and comprehensive reporting of health research. In light of the global commitment to health equity, we have previously developed and published a reporting guideline for equity-focused systematic reviews (PRISMA-E 2012). The objectives of thi...
Md. Jasim Uddin, Nirod Chandra Saha, Zia Ul Islam, Iqbal Ansary Khan et al.
The study was conducted to assess the impact of combined interventions to improve the child immunization coverage in rural hard-to-reach areas of Bangladesh. The valid coverage increased at endline compared to baseline in the study areas, and the difference of the increase was highly significant (p<...
Jahangir Khan, Antonio J. Trujillo, Sayem Ahmed, Ali Tanweer Siddiquee et al.
BACKGROUND: Little is known about long-term changes linking chronic diseases and poverty in low-income countries such as Bangladesh. This study examines how chronic disease mortality rates change across socioeconomic groups over time in Bangladesh, and whether such mortality is associated with house...
Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Md. Jasim Uddin, Ali Ashraf, Mashida Rashid
Bangladesh has experienced one of the highest urban population growth rates (around 7% per year) over the past three decades. Dhaka, the capital city, attracts approximately 320,000 migrants from rural areas every year. The city is unable to provide shelter, food, education, healthcare, and employme...
Ludovic Revéiz, Evelina Chapman, Pilar Ramón-Pardo, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos et al.
INTRODUCTION: There is a pressing need for effective measures to prevent the spread of cholera. Our systematic review assesses the effects of chemoprophylaxis in preventing cholera among exposed contacts. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We considered published and unpublished reports of studies up to July 201...
Mohammad Enamul Hoque, Jahangir Khan, Shahed SA Hossain, Rukhsana Gazi et al.
BACKGROUND: Economic evaluation is used for effective resource allocation in health sector. Accumulated knowledge about economic evaluation of health programs in Bangladesh is not currently available. While a number of economic evaluation studies have been performed in Bangladesh, no systematic inve...
John Parr, Wietze Lindeboom, Masuma Akter Khanam, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh suffers from a lack of healthcare providers. The growing chronic disease epidemic's demand for healthcare resources will further strain Bangladesh's limited healthcare workforce. Little is known about how Bangladeshis with chronic disease seek care. This study describes chroni...