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School Vision Screening

Three stages care plan for school vision

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Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic Retinopathy Screening model in rural Bangladesh

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Psychological distress and Quality of Life

A day activity for women aged +60 years related to QoL. Most of them had not not participated in such program evver

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Diabetes screening

Diabetes, hypertension, disability, incluing visaul impairement screening, and estimate knowledge, attitudes and practice of diabetes and common eye diseases

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Technical college

Technical college

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Health Care & Research

Rural health development through research and treatment

Health Education

Organization for Rural Community Development (ORCD) has conducted community awareness programs on diabetes and eye diseases in rural communities, with a special focus on elderly people and individuals with limited education. Through health education and community engagement activities, ORCD promotes early detection, healthy lifestyles, and timely treatment. The organisation has also arranged awareness sessions in […]

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Health Education

Organization for Rural Community Development (ORCD) has conducted community awareness programs on diabetes and eye diseases in rural communities, with a special focus on elderly people and individuals with limited education. Through health education and community engagement activities, ORCD promotes early detection, healthy lifestyles, and timely treatment. The organisation has also arranged awareness sessions in […]

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Smartphone-based diabetic eye disease screening in Low Resources countries: A collaborative project with the University of Bonn, Germany

Applicability of smartphone-based fundus imaging (SBFI) for diabetic eye disease (DED) screening by para-medical staff in terms of image quality, compliance with the imaging protocol and diagnostic accuracy in rural areas of a low-income country is being conducted in Kenya, India and Bangladesh led by the University of Bonn, Germany. Aims of the project

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Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Model

This was a PhD project. Dr Mostofa Sarwar has completed his PhD on this model. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common complications of diabetesand a major cause of blindness. Of people with diabetes, abut 35% have some formof DR and 10% can have vision-threatening DR. For the current study, we collected retinal […]

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Psychological distress and Quality of Life in Rural Bangladesh

The current project was a PhD project. Dr Nazim Uddin completed his PhD on this investigation. Introduction: A significant proportion of the global burden of disease has been attributed to mental and behavioural disorders.  People with mental disorders (MD) have lower levels of health-related quality of life than those without MD. There is a lack […]

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Lowering blood pressure by changing lifestyle

blood pressure is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is a major cause of disability and death.  We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a lifestyle modification intervention program for lowering blood pressure in Narail. A total of 300 participants with 150 adults in the intervention and 150 adults in the control arms […]

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Bangladesh Population-Based Diabetes and Eye Study (BPDES)

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice and impact of socioeconomic factors upon the prevalence of pre-diabetes, diabetes, hypertension and disability amongst a large adult population in rural Bangladesh.  METHODS/DESIGN: A sample of 3104 adults aged ≥30 years were interviewed from a cluster sample of 18 villages in […]

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School vision screening

Vision impairment among schoolchildren assessed by mid-level technicians and schoolteachers ABSTRACT Background: Childhood visual impairment is often due to uncorrected refractive error.  To assess childhood visual impairment in schoolchildren in cooperation with schoolteachers in a rural district in Bangladesh. Methods: Visual acuity data were collected from 13277 children aged 7 to 11 from 192 institutes, […]

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Healthcare Models implemented for Diabetes, CVD, Mental health and Eye care.

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Health Education

Organization for Rural Community Development (ORCD) has conducted community awareness programs on diabetes and eye diseases in rural communities, with a special focus on elderly people and individuals with limited education. Through health education and community engagement activities, ORCD promotes early detection, healthy lifestyles, and timely treatment. The organisation has also arranged awareness sessions in […]

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Skill Development

Project: Smartphone-based diabetic eye disease screening in Narail, Bangladesh Project leaders: Dr Amirul Islam (ORCD) and Dr Maximillian Wintergerst (University of Bonn) ORCD and The University of Bonn joint training program. Dr Dip Biswas and Mr Abidul Islam participated in DR screening training in Germany and attended the UroRetina conference in France.

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Health Education

Organization for Rural Community Development (ORCD) has conducted community awareness programs on diabetes and eye diseases in rural communities, with a special focus on elderly people and individuals with limited education. Through health education and community engagement activities, ORCD promotes early detection, healthy lifestyles, and timely treatment. The organisation has also arranged awareness sessions in […]

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Technical college

We establihsed the ORCD Technical College in 2017, with a clear commitment to expanding access to quality technical education for disadvantaged communities. Recognising the persistent inequalities in rural areas—particularly in female education—the college places a strong emphasis on empowering women and girls through skill-based learning and vocational training. The institution is well equipped with a […]

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Smartphone-based diabetic eye disease screening in Low Resources countries: A collaborative project with the University of Bonn, Germany

Applicability of smartphone-based fundus imaging (SBFI) for diabetic eye disease (DED) screening by para-medical staff in terms of image quality, compliance with the imaging protocol and diagnostic accuracy in rural areas of a low-income country is being conducted in Kenya, India and Bangladesh led by the University of Bonn, Germany. Aims of the project

Read More

Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Model

This was a PhD project. Dr Mostofa Sarwar has completed his PhD on this model. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common complications of diabetesand a major cause of blindness. Of people with diabetes, abut 35% have some formof DR and 10% can have vision-threatening DR. For the current study, we collected retinal […]

Read More

Psychological distress and Quality of Life in Rural Bangladesh

The current project was a PhD project. Dr Nazim Uddin completed his PhD on this investigation. Introduction: A significant proportion of the global burden of disease has been attributed to mental and behavioural disorders.  People with mental disorders (MD) have lower levels of health-related quality of life than those without MD. There is a lack […]

Read More

Lowering blood pressure by changing lifestyle

blood pressure is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is a major cause of disability and death.  We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a lifestyle modification intervention program for lowering blood pressure in Narail. A total of 300 participants with 150 adults in the intervention and 150 adults in the control arms […]

Read More

Bangladesh Population-Based Diabetes and Eye Study (BPDES)

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice and impact of socioeconomic factors upon the prevalence of pre-diabetes, diabetes, hypertension and disability amongst a large adult population in rural Bangladesh.  METHODS/DESIGN: A sample of 3104 adults aged ≥30 years were interviewed from a cluster sample of 18 villages in […]

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Health Education

Organization for Rural Community Development (ORCD) has conducted community awareness programs on diabetes and eye diseases in rural communities, with a special focus on elderly people and individuals with limited education. Through health education and community engagement activities, ORCD promotes early detection, healthy lifestyles, and timely treatment. The organisation has also arranged awareness sessions in […]

Read More

Smartphone-based diabetic eye disease screening in Low Resources countries: A collaborative project with the University of Bonn, Germany

Applicability of smartphone-based fundus imaging (SBFI) for diabetic eye disease (DED) screening by para-medical staff in terms of image quality, compliance with the imaging protocol and diagnostic accuracy in rural areas of a low-income country is being conducted in Kenya, India and Bangladesh led by the University of Bonn, Germany. Aims of the project

Read More

Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Model

This was a PhD project. Dr Mostofa Sarwar has completed his PhD on this model. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common complications of diabetesand a major cause of blindness. Of people with diabetes, abut 35% have some formof DR and 10% can have vision-threatening DR. For the current study, we collected retinal […]

Read More

Psychological distress and Quality of Life in Rural Bangladesh

The current project was a PhD project. Dr Nazim Uddin completed his PhD on this investigation. Introduction: A significant proportion of the global burden of disease has been attributed to mental and behavioural disorders.  People with mental disorders (MD) have lower levels of health-related quality of life than those without MD. There is a lack […]

Read More

Lowering blood pressure by changing lifestyle

blood pressure is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is a major cause of disability and death.  We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a lifestyle modification intervention program for lowering blood pressure in Narail. A total of 300 participants with 150 adults in the intervention and 150 adults in the control arms […]

Read More

Bangladesh Population-Based Diabetes and Eye Study (BPDES)

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice and impact of socioeconomic factors upon the prevalence of pre-diabetes, diabetes, hypertension and disability amongst a large adult population in rural Bangladesh.  METHODS/DESIGN: A sample of 3104 adults aged ≥30 years were interviewed from a cluster sample of 18 villages in […]

Read More

School vision screening

Vision impairment among schoolchildren assessed by mid-level technicians and schoolteachers ABSTRACT Background: Childhood visual impairment is often due to uncorrected refractive error.  To assess childhood visual impairment in schoolchildren in cooperation with schoolteachers in a rural district in Bangladesh. Methods: Visual acuity data were collected from 13277 children aged 7 to 11 from 192 institutes, […]

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