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
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
World Bank
Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Bangladesh
geographic_facet South Asia
Bangladesh
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Bangladesh
title_short Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Bangladesh
title_full Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Bangladesh
title_fullStr Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Bangladesh
title_sort universal health coverage for inclusive and sustainable development : country summary report for bangladesh
publisher World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url 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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spelling okr-10986-207312021-04-23T14:03:56Z Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Bangladesh World Bank 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 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. 2014-12-16T19:50:35Z 2014-12-16T19:50:35Z 2014-09 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh