Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a low-income country with gross national income of $1,940 per capita in purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2011. It has made great strides in economic and social development outcomes, particularly in health, and is on track to achievin...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AIR POLLUTION ANTENATAL CARE BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BEDS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE CHILD HEALTH CHILD SURVIVAL CITIZEN CITIZENS CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY CLINICS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION DEATHS DELIVERY CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT GOALS DIET DISPENSARIES DOCTORS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FAMILY WELFARE FEE-FOR-SERVICE FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCING POLICIES GENDER GENDER EQUITY GLOBAL HEALTH GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT HEALTH WORKERS GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE REFORM HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH POLICY HEALTH POPULATION HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPECIALIST HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HEALTH-FINANCING HEALTH-FINANCING SYSTEMS HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INEQUITIES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMAL SECTOR INJURIES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE MARKET INSURERS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVEL OF HEALTH SPENDING LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIVE BIRTHS LOW-INCOME COUNTRY MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES MEDICAL PERSONNEL MEDICINE MEDICINES MIDWIFE MIDWIFERY MIDWIVES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY NATIONAL STRATEGY NATIONALS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NURSES NUTRITION PHARMACIES PHYSICIANS POCKET PAYMENTS POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL SUPPORT POLLUTION POOR HEALTH POPULATION DIVISION POPULATION RESEARCH POPULATION SECTOR POSTPARTUM CARE PREPAYMENT MECHANISMS PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIES PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY OF EDUCATION RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPECT RISING DEMAND RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE QUALITY SHELTER SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL SCIENCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TUBERCULOSIS UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY URBAN AREAS URBAN HEALTH CARE USER FEES WASTE WOMAN WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WORLD POPULATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20272786/bangladesh-universal-health-coverage-inclusive-sustainable-development-country-summary-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20731

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Summary:	Bangladesh is a low-income country with gross national income of $1,940 per capita in purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2011. It has made great strides in economic and social development outcomes, particularly in health, and is on track to achieving most of the health-related Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets. Under-five mortality has been cut by half in the last decade (to 46 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2011). It has also strongly invested in and promoted family planning programs since the 1950s. Fertility rates have fallen sharply to 2.2 births per woman in 2011. But despite this drop, its population is projected to grow to 202 million by 2050 (Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat 2013). About one-third of the population is still poor. Bangladesh spends about 3.8 percent of GDP on health, while public spending accounts for one-third of total health expenditures (THE). Out-of-pocket (OOP) spending constitutes about 60 percent of THE, with evident implications for financial protection, especially among the worse off. The country faces multiple challenges in improving efficiency and quality across health, human resources for health (HRH) being a key bottleneck at all levels. However, it provides an example of a country that is in the initial phases of exploring mechanisms to improve health services coverage and financial protection to its population, with a commitment to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2032, and one that has innovative approaches to addressing key health care issues, including equity and citizen engagement.

Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Bangladesh

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