We need better solutions for maternal health
In the next two minutes, one woman will die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. She will die from entirely preventable causes during one of the most beautiful moments of human life, giving birth.
3y ago
Prioritising e-government procurement for vision 2021 and beyond
Transparency, fair competition and accountability are three defining features of an efficient public procurement system. Until 2011,
5y ago
Empowering rural courts
Increasing access to justice at the grassroot level can directly protect human rights of the rural poor. It is estimated that nearly 4 billion poor around the world cannot access the protection of the law and justice system.
5y ago
Smart priorities for the new government’s first budget
Since 2015, Copenhagen Consensus and BRAC have collaborated on Bangladesh Priorities to create a bridge between policy and research. This is driven by the belief that, with limited resources and time, it is crucial that decisions are informed by what will do the most good for each taka spent.
5y ago
Four crucial policy interventions to help Bangladesh grow
With input from more than 400 experts from government, international organisations, scholars, and intellectuals, the Bangladesh Priorities project helped identify 76 investments that would help achieve the nation's goals under the 7th Five Year Plan.
6y ago
The moral and economic case for action to end TB
Today [Wednesday, 26 September], Heads of State will meet at the United Nations for their first-ever meeting dedicated to ending Tuberculosis as a public health threat.
6y ago
The youth prioritises agriculture
Discussions about development spending and reducing Bangladesh's climate vulnerability are often dominated—understandably—by politicians and donors. These are the decision-makers who affect how funds are spent.
7y ago
Making the SDGs smarter
Over the next 15 years, the Sustainable Development Goals will influence more than USD 2.5 trillion of money in development aid...
7y ago
March 28, 2016
Helping farmers in the lean season
In northern rural Bangladesh, the autumn lean season is the most difficult time of year, especially in Rangpur, where close to half of the 15.8 million residents live below the poverty line.
March 23, 2016
How smart solutions to tax reform can help develop infrastructure
Mobilising more resources for government could help improve many public services and goods, including the massive infrastructure needs of the country. But is mobilising more government resources the best way to help Bangladesh?
March 21, 2016
How better technology can make city air cleaner—and help save lives
DURING the dry season, Dhaka is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Air pollution levels during this period of the year reach 13-16 times higher than the international quality standard, and that outdoor air pollution kills 14,000of the city's residents annually.
March 16, 2016
Using smarter stoves to combat household air pollution
When it comes to cooking indoors over open fires, the harmful health effects can be equal to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day.
March 14, 2016
FIGHTING POVERTY
The ultra poor generally do not own land and are caught in the low-wage activities of day labourers. They are on the brink of subsistence. And when you are struggling just to maintain your level of subsistence today, you do not have the luxury of worrying too much about—or saving for—tomorrow.
March 10, 2016
Bangladesh needs clear priorities for the future
Bangladesh has big plans for the next five years. By the time the 50th anniversary of independence arrives, and as part of its Vision 2021 plan, the nation aspires to achieve middle-income status.
August 14, 2015
Towards a consensus on Bangladesh priorities
There are nearly as many different opinions about what Bangladesh should focus on to achieve middle-income status as there are Bangladeshis.
June 13, 2015
A Report Card for Humanity 1900-2050
Will we be living better in 2050 than our predecessors did in 1900? The discussion over the state of the world, and whether things are
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