Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW) undertakes planned policy advocacy activities to hold the government accountable on its major health commitments. Evidence from research, reviews and appraisals is communicated to policy planners, programme managers, and the public to generate debate and discussion. A wide array of communication channels including print, electronic and social media, forums, and events is utilised for dissemination.

BHW uses multiple approaches to their advocacy efforts.

• Advising on policy gaps or problems, through producing new empirical evidence to assist policy stakeholders in decision-making.
• Establishing civil society platforms for bringing grassroots voices of healthcare providers and users to the national level.
• Media campaign to support evidence-based advocacy as well as to monitor government commitments and actions in the health sector.
• Building coalitions and lobbying with decision-makers.
• Using legal provisions for improving quality of specific areas of health services.

Advocacy with the government:

BHW Fellowship for Journalists on Vaccination