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IDS Working Paper 569

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) in Bangladesh: Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Published on 6 May 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated and drawn fresh attention to long-standing systemic weaknesses in health and economic systems.

The virus – and the public health response – has wrought significant disruption on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) in Bangladesh. Known negative health outcomes include increased domestic and gender-based violence, child marriage, negative mental health, and adverse child health outcomes. This scoping paper for the Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research Programme for Bangladesh (CLEAR) aims to inform future research and policy engagement to support response, recovery, progress, and future health system resilience for SRHR and MNCH in Bangladesh, following the Covid-19 crisis. We present what is known on disruptions and impacts, as well as evidence gaps and priority areas for future research and engagement.

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Hrynick, T.; Barasa, V. and Abbas, S. (2022) Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) in Bangladesh: Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic, IDS Working Paper 569, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/IDS.2022.028

Authors

Tabitha Hrynick

Research Officer

Violet Barasa

Senior Tutor

Syed Abbas

Research Fellow

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published by
Institute of Development Studies
doi
10.19088/IDS.2022.028
isbn
978-1-78118-987-0
issn
2040-0209
language
English

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