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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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How do public education and health spending reduce poverty?
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Dec 4, 2017
an recent decades, the developing world has made important progress in reducing extreme poverty. The data from the World Bank shows that the number of people living below the international poverty line of US$ 1.9 a day dwindled down from 1.85 billion people in 1990 to 768.5 million [....]
- Blog Post
The challenging arithmetic of poverty in Bangladesh
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Dec 4, 2017
Bangladesh has made important progress in reducing poverty over the past one and half decades. According to the national estimates, the overall head-count poverty fell from as high [....]
- Blog Post
Food insecurity: How concerned should we be?
- Dr Selim Raihan
- May 6, 2024
The persistent high inflationary pressures in Bangladesh over the last two years have heightened concerns regarding the erosion of food security among a large section of the population of the country. Food security in Bangladesh is of paramount importance due to the country’s [....]
- Blog Post
Poverty research in Bangladesh: Issues and concerns
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Jun 3, 2024
Research on poverty in Bangladesh requires answers to four fundamental questions: First, what are the poverty trends in Bangladesh? Do the official figures present a true picture? Second, how do different shocks (economic and noneconomic) affect poverty and vulnerability? [....]
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Reflection on Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022
- Md. Abdul Aahad
- Jul 3, 2024
The Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2022, conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, is a nationally representative survey providing detailed data on income, expenditure, and consumption. This survey is crucial as it forms the basis for official statistics [....]
