Global Snapshots: Bangladesh - dramatic improvements

Poor, packed, flat, watery, and full of rickshaws--the common images of Bangladesh for most people. But, through new innovative and comprehensive approaches, Bangladesh is making remarkable progress in tackling healthcare needs and reducing the growth rate of the population.

With 129 million people crammed into 133 910 km², Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the world.1 This is equivalent to twice the UK population in half the land, with a population growing at a rate of 2.2% each year.2 During monsoon, up to two thirds of the country is flooded with recurrent cyclones destroying property, agriculture, and thousands of lives. …