Bangladesh has been a model of health progress in the Global South. Over the past decades, the country of 171 million — 25% of whom are under age 14 — has seen significant improvements in life expectancy, maternal and child health care as well as in the management of infectious diseases. It's a model of health progress.

Now the country is writing the next chapter in its political history. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is leading an interim government. Major political transitions often pose a significant risk to hard-earned successes in health care in the Global South.

To ensure the preservation and advancement of the country's public health achievements, global health organizations must urgently unite to support Bangladesh during this cri

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