Taufique Joarder, Tahrim Z. Chaudhury, Ishtiaq Mannan
Catastrophic health expenditure forces 5.7 million Bangladeshis into poverty. Inequity is present in most of health indicators across social, economic, and demographic parameters. This study explores the existing health policy environment and current activities to further the progress towards Univer...
Lal Rawal, Taufique Joarder, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Aftab Uddin et al.
INTRODUCTION: Retention of human resources for health (HRH), particularly physicians and nurses in rural and remote areas, is a major problem in Bangladesh. We reviewed relevant policies and provisions in relation to HRH aiming to develop appropriate rural retention strategies in Bangladesh. METHODS...
Taufique Joarder, Lal Rawal, Syed Masud Ahmed, Aftab Uddin et al.
BACKGROUND: Retaining doctors in rural areas is a challenge in Bangladesh. In this study, we analyzed three rural retention policies: career development programs, compulsory services, and schools outside major cities - in terms of context, contents, actors, and processes. METHODS: Series of group di...
Taufique Joarder, Ipsita Sutradhar, Imran Hasan, Md. Mafizul I Bulbul
The Rohingya refugee crisis is neither new nor a sudden problem for Bangladesh. However, the recent violence in August 2017 instigated the migration of 6,93,000 additional Rohingyas into Bangladesh and as of June 2018, around one million Rohingya refugees were residing in Bangladesh. Against this ba...
Imran Hasan, Md Zakiul Hassan, Md Mofijul Islam Bulbul, Taufique Joarder et al.
OBJECTIVES: 'Negligence of Physicians' and 'Wrong Treatment' have become commonly-used phrases in print and electronic media of Bangladesh, while violence against healthcare workers has always been under-reported. Unfortunately, there is little evidence regarding physical violence against healthcare...
Taufique Joarder, Samiun Nazrin Bente Kamal Tune, Md. Nuruzzaman, Sabina Alam et al.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the current workload and staffing need of physicians and nurses for delivering optimum healthcare services at the Upazila Health Complexes (UpHCs) in Bangladesh. DESIGN: Mixed-methods, combining qualitative (eg, document reviews, key informant interviews, in-dep...
KM Saif‐Ur‐Rahman, Md Shariful Islam, Joan Alaboson, Oluwadara Ola et al.
AIM: Technology including artificial intelligence (AI) may play a key role to strengthen primary health care services in resource-poor settings. This systematic review aims to explore the evidence on the use of AI and digital health in improving primary health care service delivery. METHODS: Three e...
Puspita Hossain, Rajat Das Gupta, Phyoe YarZar, Mohamed Salieu Jalloh et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh is currently faced with an emerging scenario of increased number of female physicians in the health workforce which has health system implications. For a health system to attract and retain female physicians, information is needed regarding their motivation to choose medical p...
Jennifer A. Applegate, Salahuddin Ahmed, Meagan Harrison, Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru et al.
INTRODUCTION: Many infants with possible serious bacterial infections (PSBI) do not receive inpatient treatment because hospital care may not be affordable, accessible, or acceptable for families. In 2015, WHO issued guidelines for managing PSBI in young infants (0-59 days) with simpler antibiotic r...
A. B. M. Muksudul Alam, Md Anwarul Azim Majumder, Mainul Haque, Fatema Ashraf et al.
BACKGROUND: Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine by the target groups would play a crucial role in stemming the pandemic. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) are the priority group for vaccination due to them having the highest risk of exposure to infection. This survey aimed to assess their acceptance of...
Taufique Joarder, Md. Aslam Parvage, Lal Rawal, Syed Masud Ahmed
Nurses, short in production and inequitable in the distribution in Bangladesh, require the government’s efforts to increase enrolment in nursing education and a smooth career progression. Given the importance of an assessment of the current nursing scenario to inform the decision makers and practiti...
Taufique Joarder, Asha George, Syed Masud Ahmed, Sabina Faiz Rashid et al.
Responsiveness entails the social actions by health providers to meet the legitimate expectations of patients. It plays a critical role in ensuring continuity and effectiveness of care within people centered health systems. Given the lack of contextualized research on responsiveness, we qualitativel...
Shahaduz Zaman, Nasima Selim, Taufique Joarder
Bangladesh is one of the few developing countries where there is no McDonald's and yet the process of “McDonaldization” is in full progress. This paper explores the food consumption practices of a group of affluent university-educated urban youth in Bangladesh to illustrate this process of McDonaldi...
Taufique Joarder, Alicia L. Cooper, Shahaduz Zaman
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of meaning of death among the elderly in a Bangladeshi community, and to understand how the meaning of death affects one's overall well-being. Understandings of death were explored through the explanations respondents provided on the j...
Jennifer A. Applegate, Salahuddin Ahmed, Meagan Harrison, Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru et al.
BACKGROUND: Neonatal infections remain a leading cause of newborn deaths globally. In 2015, WHO issued guidelines for managing possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) in young infants (0-59 days) using simplified antibiotic regimens when compliance with hospital referral is not feasible. Banglad...