Editorial "For better managed hospitals"

“Conditions of most of the public hospitals in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country are far from satisfactory.” http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=173902  Dhaka’s Daily Star often campaigns for improved public services. Higher public expectations are also essential to raise the status of nursing as a profession in Bangladesh. If patients and their relatives demand improved care, hospitals will have to hire well-educated nurses. With more opportunities, good nurses will be more mobile and can negotiate better pay and working conditions. This will in turn increase demand for better nurse education and stronger students will apply.

Benchmarking the Nutritional Status of Women in the Tongi-Ashulia Road Slums

We have had requests for the study in which College of Nursing students participated.

Here is that website https://iubat.edu/

Building the College of Nursing library

We now have several hundred books in the College of Nursing library – probably the best nursing library in Bangladesh. All teaching at IUBAT is in English, which helps graduates access professional literature throughout their careers. In nursing this is essential because there are so few textbooks written in Bangla. Our collection has been built with donations from many supporters. We are especially grateful to the College of Registered Nurses of BC for passing along discarded books, and to Cathay Pacific Airlines and Singapore Air who have kindly given us extra baggage allowance.