Farasha Bashir

Farasha Bashir is Communications Specialist, Communications at icddr,b

Diarrhoeal disease treatment: Bangladesh’s celebrated success story

It’S a blistering afternoon in the nation’s capital. Many are enjoying the change in weather from torrential downpour, but not 17-year-old Sonia Akhter (not her real name).

Are Bangladesh's expectant mothers being coerced into unnecessary, dangerous operations?

The phrase “too posh to push” was first used by British tabloids in the 2000s highlighting the trend among celebrities choosing to have their babies by caesarean section, as opposed to natural childbirth.

November 16, 2019
November 16, 2019

Diarrhoeal disease treatment: Bangladesh’s celebrated success story

It’S a blistering afternoon in the nation’s capital. Many are enjoying the change in weather from torrential downpour, but not 17-year-old Sonia Akhter (not her real name).

August 27, 2018
August 27, 2018

Are Bangladesh's expectant mothers being coerced into unnecessary, dangerous operations?

The phrase “too posh to push” was first used by British tabloids in the 2000s highlighting the trend among celebrities choosing to have their babies by caesarean section, as opposed to natural childbirth.

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