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Economic Impacts of AMR
SANEM set out to estimate the future economic burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 2050. We looked at the impact of AMR on four sectors of the economy: health system, the labour market, tourism, and domestic hospitality. We also estimated the return on investment of several interventions to prevent AMR.
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- Blog Post
Evaluation of Healthcare Development in Bangladesh
- Muntasir Murshed
- Nov 9, 2018
The conceptual framework of ‘a healthy nation being a wealthy one’ has received global recognition. In the past, economies strived in achieving development without much emphasis on improving its social indicators. However, as time progressed the concept of development [....]
- Blog Post
Streamlining food market: Introducing AMIS
- Jonead, Md. Jahid Ebn Jalal
- Mar 18, 2020
Bangladesh is primarily an agrarian economy. Agriculture is the largest productive sector of the economy employing around 50 percent of the total labour force. Performance of this sector has a tremendous impact on major macroeconomic goals such [....]
- Blog Post
How realistic is the draft Integrated Power Sector Master Plan?
- Israt Hossain
- Mar 23, 2023
An Integrated Power Sector Master Plan has been prepared with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh as of June 2021. It integrates and revises the previous energy plans such as the Power System Master [....]
- Blog Post
Solar energy landscape in Bangladesh: prospects and problems
- Israt Hossain
- Oct 22, 2023
The remarkable solar energy potential in Bangladesh positions it as a highly promising and valuable renewable resource within the country. According to the National Solar Energy Roadmap (draft), with an average daily solar radiation of about 4.5 kWh/m2, there lies a significant opportunity [....]
- Blog Post
Attaining SDGs amidst multiple crises in Sri Lanka
- Ganga Tilakaratna
- Feb 4, 2024
Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, the government of Sri Lanka has taken various initiatives to implement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has made much progress in achieving several goals. Yet, the Covid-19 pandemic adversely affected several SDGs [....]
