Sunday, September 15, 2013

Sunday Globe Special: Bangladesh is Bumming

Related: Getting Back to Business in Bangladesh 

What do you mean they called in sick?

"Factory collapse survivors, rescuers still struggling; Invisible injuries have left mental health problems" by Jason Motlagh |  Washington Post, September 15, 2013

SAVAR, Bangladesh — Nearly five months after the deadliest incident in garment manufacturing history, the suffering is far from over for the victims, their relatives, and the rescue workers.

Many families still have received only part of their promised financial compensation. And activists and health care professionals decry a lack of psychological and financial support for scores of survivors and rescue workers stricken with invisible handicaps....

Abdus Sabur, an adviser to the Sajida Foundation, a leading Bangladeshi social development organization, said, ‘‘Mental health is not taken seriously at all in this country.’’

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