Bangladesh 2002 - vkelim

Bangladesh 2002

I travelled to Bangladesh (Dinajpur district) for three months during 2001--2002. I spent most of my time at the LAMB hospital, learning about the local culture and also sharing medical experiences with the local workers. All photographs were taken with a Sigma SA300-N and scanned. Most photographs have not been post-processed, although some probably should be! Photographs by David Fong.

Dhaka Medical College corridor. The best known hospital in Bangladesh. (I spent almost all by time at the LAMB hospital, which is a long way from Dhaka). This corridor is outside the high-level care obstetric ward. The rate of pre-eclampsia and obstetric complications is quite high in Bangladesh. It comes as a shock to a Western-trained doctor such as myself. On the other hand, many babies in Bangladesh are born at home.
Dinajpur Baptist Mission. One of the old out-stations of William Carey.
Fieldwork. The average Bangladeshi rice farm is larger than the average Chinese rice farm. However, the average Bangladeshi family is also a lot larger than the average Chinese family.
Women working on handcrafts. Bangladesh also has a flourishing rag-trade, providing T-shirts to the whole world.