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HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice No.202
BMC Family Practice201415:165, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-165
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DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 100
Arsenic contaminated tube well water was first detected in Bangladesh in early 1990s. The arsenic comes from naturally arsenic-rich material delivered by the region's river systems, deposited over many years to make up the land of Bangladesh. Arsenic contamination is not caused by tube wells, or by ...irrigation or application of fertilizers.
Today, although 98 per cent of the population uses an improved drinking water source the safe water coverage of Bangladesh is 86 per cent because of arsenic contamination.
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Report of the Global Thematic Consultation on Population Dynamics
Neurology Asia 2008; 13 : 41 – 48
Developmental disorders
Chapter C.5
This report provides insights into the prevalence of belief systems and gender norms among young women and men in the region. It looks in depth at the most entrenched beliefs and behaviours among the younger population and provides ample evidence that we must challenge and change the prevailing beli...ef systems and gender norms if we are to make real progress in guaranteeing the right of all women and girls to a life free from violence.
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Issue Brief no.15, September 2021, updated 19 October 2021