New research highlights the unacknowledged crisis faced by primary caregivers—typically women—who serve as the 24-hour lifeline for family members with disabilities. While empowerment for disabled persons is prioritized, their caregivers are being driven to profound physical, psychological, and economic exhaustion. A BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) study reveals caregivers managing complex therapy and economic survival simultaneously.
New research highlights the unacknowledged crisis faced by primary caregivers—typically women—who serve as the 24-hour lifeline for family members with disabilities. While empowerment for disabled persons is prioritized, their caregivers are being driven to profound physical, psychological, and economic exhaustion. A BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) study reveals caregivers managing complex therapy and economic survival simultaneously.
