Prof Dr M U Kabir Chowdhury

Development of health sector after independence of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is often cited globally for its success stories in the health sector. One example is family planning through fertility regulation. The first post-independence National Population Census of 1974 found that the total fertility rate (TFR) was 6.9 per women; after a decade, the TFR dropped from 3.3 births per woman in the 1990s to 2.3 in 2011. In 2019 the TFR in Bangladesh was said to be 2.

2y ago

Hope. Action. Change.

A new era started with hope and vision for millions of psoriasis patients on October 29, 2004. The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) declared the psoriasis day on that day.

9y ago
February 5, 2023
February 5, 2023

Development of health sector after independence of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is often cited globally for its success stories in the health sector. One example is family planning through fertility regulation. The first post-independence National Population Census of 1974 found that the total fertility rate (TFR) was 6.9 per women; after a decade, the TFR dropped from 3.3 births per woman in the 1990s to 2.3 in 2011. In 2019 the TFR in Bangladesh was said to be 2.

November 8, 2015
November 8, 2015

Hope. Action. Change.

A new era started with hope and vision for millions of psoriasis patients on October 29, 2004. The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) declared the psoriasis day on that day.