Healthcare gaps, poor awareness putting lives at risk

Reduced donor funding threatens the quality of services

Prevent early pregnancies, address healthcare manpower shortage

Authorities must raise awareness, strengthen public healthcare programmes

Health sector must reduce alarming rate of C-section

Back in 2017, a baseline survey conducted by Kapasia Upazila Family Planning Office (UFPO), Gazipur found that more than 90 percent of the mothers-to-be of the subdistrict were unaware of the maternal and neonatal danger signs, the idea and importance of antenatal and postnatal care or keeping their medical records during pregnancies, the importance of knowing their own blood groups, and keeping contact of potential blood donors or an ambulance.