Bangladesh
Bangladesh has a stable, growing economy, but living standards have yet to improve for the poorest and most vulnerable segments of the population. Bangladesh is alsovulnerable to the effects of to natural disasters, such as the catastrophic flooding that struck in late 2004.
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| Facts About the Country |
What your donation could buy in Bangladesh |
Region: South-Central Asia
Capital: Dhaka
Population: 155.9 million
Surface area: 144,000 square km
Currency: taka
Development Index: 140
Life Expectancy: 63 years
Infant Mortality: 52/1000
% of population below $1 a day: 41 (1995-2005)
Adult Literacy: 48% (2000-2005) |
60p provides a small incentive to a patient to finish treatment and prevent drug resistance
£15 provides a year's worth of incentives for one volunteer DOTS provider (who gets about 30p for every person referred for diagnosis and 60p for every patient completing treatment)
£35 pays for the printing of awareness leaflets
£85 pays for the printing of awareness Posters
£300 provides a TB Drug Reserve for when government supplies are late
£350 pays a years salary of one TB Field Worker
£450 buys a computer for keeping TB records
£600 pays a years salary of a Lab Technician:
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