The right to menstrual health and hygiene may seem universal and basic need for women and girls but this is not the case for millions of women and girls in Bangladesh. Menstruation is still considered as a hush hush and shameful matter in many parts of the country due to the stigma around it. “Period …
Cataracts develop due to age or injury, which can cause changes in the tissue of the eye lens. Left untreated, cataracts can cause blindness and require vision correction. Nearly 1.53% of the population in Bangladesh suffers from blindness where 73.4% of the patients are affected by cataracts. It may not lead patients to the brink …
Rapid development in the manufacturing industry often poses health risks and causes occupational hazards to the workers, if they are denied their basic healthcare rights due to long work-hour, deadline-based productivity, and ignorance. The lack of awareness and unavailability of affordable and quality services for factory workers often cause delays in health seeking. The delay …
Though Bangladesh has made strides in reducing maternal, neonatal and child mortality rate, certain birth practices, malnutrition, and poor use of healthcare services make women more vulnerable to adverse pregnancy outcome. Adolescent pregnancy and inter-generational malnutrition add burden on those vulnerabilities. A community-led support to the pregnant women in ensuring pregnancy care, antenatal, postnatal and …
Bangladesh struggles with the shortage and geographic mal-distribution of healthcare professionals. The country has only 6.73 registered physicians for every 10,000 citizens. This gives rise to the issue of unequal access to care in remote areas. Moreover, COVID-19 pandemic has pointed towards the need for integrating technology with community-led healthcare in remote areas for home …
Stemming from two major factors – lack of affordability and the severe lack of health consciousness, healthcare is one of the biggest challenges confronted by the underserved communities in Bangladesh. Out- of-pocket and unplanned expenditure on healthcare make treatment expensive, delayed and compromised. Keeping accessibility, quality and affordability at the center of our solution, Spreeha …
Spreeha Bangladesh inspires change by empowering people. With use of creative solutions, Spreeha enables individuals and communities to rise above social barriers. Spreeha envisions a world where people and communities are empowered to achieve their full potential.
Spreeha Bangladesh Foundation is a Bangladesh based non-profit established in 2012, and was registered under the Trust Act II of 1882, in 2014. It is also registered under NGO Affairs Bureau (Reg. 2957) in 2015 for receiving foreign donations and grants.
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