In 2014, IUBAT’s Centre for Policy Research published “Advancing Nurse Education in Bangladesh.” This policy paper, written by BHP Director Alex Berland has since been read over 10,000 times. Berland’s “road-map” identifies three opportunities for scaling-up and strengthening nursing capacity in Bangladesh:
1) Build a leadership coalition and guiding strategy for nursing resource development
2) Create a country-wide collaborative effort to advance nurse education
3) Develop system supports to raise standards in nursing education and practice
Globally, health human resources is a major concern. Since this publication, the nursing profession in Bangladesh has experienced many changes. Some have been positive such as significant improvements in public attitudes, wider recognition of the contributions of nurses, greater demand for quality education and slightly improved working conditions. Unfortunately, there continues to be wide variation in education experiences and not enough use of nurses to tackle public health concerns such as NCDs and mental health needs. Planning is now underway to update the road-map with current perspectives from working nurses and policy experts in Bangladesh.
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