Bachera Aktar’s research shows how people in informal settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh, access public health services through local networks and community relationships, and how these arrangements can both help address and deepen existing inequality.
When formal health systems do not reach everyone, people often rely on personal relationships…
Decentralisation can strengthen community health, but only if local governments have the power and resources to lead.
For more than three decades, Nepal’s Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) have been the backbone of primary health care, connecting families with essential maternal, child and community health services. When Nepal adopted…
