Dhaka, July 8 -- Locally-led and integrated nutrition and hygiene programmes can significantly improve the health and well-being of pregnant women, adolescent girls and young children living in the country's slums, found a new study.

As part of its AdSEARCH dissemination series, icddr,b held a scientific seminar at the Sasakawa Auditorium in the capital's Mohakhali area on Monday, where it shared results of the Nutri-CAP study.

With 62 million people now living in urban areas, and projections indicating this number could double by 2035, pressure is mounting on already strained urban health systems.

Bauniabadh reflects many of the challenges faced by Bangladesh's urban poor. Among more than 15,000 married women living in the area, 721 w...