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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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Creating new opportunities for employment in Bangladesh
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Apr 18, 2019
Bangladesh’s economic growth and development experience over the past four and half decades, since the Independence in 1971, have generated a lot of interests among the academics and development practitioners both from home and abroad [....]
- Blog Post
Demographic dividend: How do we include more youth into Bangladesh’s economy?
- Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Aug 29, 2022
For several reasons, the recently conducted Population and Housing Census 2022 of Bangladesh was of interest to people in different sectors, especially the policymakers and researchers. This is primarily because census data can be a crucial source of information [....]
- Blog Post
Why is our public spending on education still so shockingly low?
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Dec 15, 2022
Since it boosts individual productivity and produces a trained labour force, education is seen as a crucial road to economic progress. However, in most countries, there are clear examples of market failure when it comes to education since, in a free market, education is under-consumed [....]
- Blog Post
Gender-responsive policies: Bangladesh perspective
- Afia Mubasshira Tiasha, Eshrat Sharmin
- Oct 30, 2023
Gender-responsive policies intentionally incorporate considerations related to gender norms, roles, and relationships into their design, implementation, and outcomes. These policies aim to address the unique needs of individuals of all genders, valuing diverse perspectives and experiences [....]
- 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 [....]
