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Maisha Rafa Khan is a young professional working at private company. As with any job, long hours are sometimes unavoidable and Khan is no stranger to the concept. I am grateful for some of the initiatives that my workplace has taken for women. There are sanitary pads available at work, which has been helpful at times, says Khan, But sometimes, during a long stressful day, I forget to change my pad. I think paid vacation days for periods would help alleviate this problem.
There are many other women like Khan, who face the challenge of dealing with eight-hour workdays while menstruating. In Bangladesh, around 52 percent of the female population are of reproductive age and are therefore experiencing monthly periods. But the challenges that come with menstruation aren t the only problems women have to face.
Praava Health, which made a foray into Bangladesh's healthcare business with a brick-and-click model, yesterday announced that it raised funds of $10.6 million with an aim to expand footprint in the capital and beyond to Chattogram. The fund came in a form of a "Series A Prime" round, which refers to a first round of financing undertaken for a new business venture after seed
Praava Health raises $10.6M to increase access to quality healthcare in Bangladesh
Praava Health founder and chief executive officer Sylvana Sinha (third from left) at one of the company’s healthcare centers
Before launching Praava Health, a company that combines telemedicine with physical clinics, Sylvana Sinha had a successful career in international law, including serving as a foreign policy advisor to Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and working for the World Bank in Afghanistan. While visiting Bangladesh in 2011 for a family wedding, however, Sinha had a “lightbulb moment” after her mother nearly died after an operation at a top private hospital.