Helping hands that help themselves

Helping hands that
help themselves

Mushfique Wadud reveals the gross irregularities undermining the Mother and Neonatal Health (MNH) project proposal prepared by UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO, challenging the philanthropic appearance of such ventures

photos by Prito Reza

The United Nations agencies in Bangladesh have time and again accused the public departments and other authorities in Bangladesh of irregularities and corruption.

But this time, the project ‘Accelerating Progress towards Maternal and Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity Reduction’ has provided the Bangladeshi counterparts ample reasons to point fingers at these agencies now. Sources from the Health and Family Welfare Ministry inform New Age how the project proposal lacks accountability and transparency.
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http://www.newagebd.com/2009/jan/16/jan16/xtra_inner2.html