Tag Archives: Bangladesh

Stakeholder Communications for Universal Health Coverage: Partnering with the Joint Learning Network

Announcements, Where We Work

Effective communications and stakeholder engagement are critical to universal health coverage (UHC) reform efforts – a challenge that has been repeatedly cited by the policymakers and practitioners from JLN’s (Joint Learning Network) member countries. Even when strong technical designs for policy initiatives exist, consistent and systematic inclusive communications and feedback loops are needed to share […]

Landscape of Prepaid Health Schemes in Bangladesh

Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

Bangladesh’s Health Care Financing Strategy (HCFS) identifies three target populations: the poor (below the poverty line – BPL); the informal sector; and the formal sector. These three type populations are to be covered using different approaches. For the BPL, a government scheme known as Shasthyo Shuroksha Karmasuchi (SSK) has achieved much progress to begin its […]

Bangladesh NGO Provider-Based Prepayment Schemes Feasibility Analysis

Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

Bangladesh’s Health Care Financing Strategy (HCFS) identifies three target populations: the poor (below the poverty line – BPL); the informal sector; and the formal sector. These three type populations are to be covered using different approaches. For the BPL, a government scheme known as Shasthyo Shuroksha Karmasuchi (SSK) has achieved much progress to begin its […]

Bangladesh: Roundtable Discussion on Universal Health Coverage

Announcements, Where We Work

In March, the USAID-funded Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project and its partners in Bangladesh organized a roundtable discussion on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with Prothom Alo, a popular daily newspaper in Bangladesh. The discussion was chaired by Mohammed Nasim MP, the Honorable Ministers of Health, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW). 14 renowned policymakers, […]

Bangladesh Flagship Course on Health System Strengthening and Universal Health Coverage A Success

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From January 22-26, the USAID-funded HFG project co-organized a Bangladesh-focused flagship course in Savar, Bangladesh, to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to analyze health policy and health system performance issues, in the context of universal health coverage (UHC). The HFG project partnered with the Health Economics Unit of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare […]

Estimating Bangladesh Urban Healthcare Expenditure Under the System of Health Accounts (SHA) 2011 Framework

Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Home Page Map, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), Where We Work

Bangladesh is a densely populated country with 23 % people residing in urban areas and with a 3.5% annual growth of urban population. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics divided into seven administrative divisions: Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Sylhet. Each division is divided into zilas, and each zila into upazilas. Each urban area in […]

Implementing Universal Health Coverage on the Ground: The View from Four Countries

Publications, Universal Health Coverage, Where We Work

With the passage of the new Sustainable Developments Goals, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is quickly becoming the new North Star guiding global health development. UHC means everyone can get quality, affordable health care, even those who are traditionally marginalized or vulnerable. But reaching this destination won’t be easy – for any country. UHC is new […]

Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH) Expenditure Bangladesh

Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Home Page Map, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA)

The latest edition of the Bangladesh National Health Accounts (BNHA), also termed as the fourth round of BNHA, tracks the total health expenditure in Bangladesh between the fiscal years 1997 to 2012. It cross-stratified and categorized healthcare expenditures by financing, provision and consumption on an annual basis. For production of BNHA, System of Health Accounts […]

Mobile Money for Health Case Study: Aponjon (MAMA Bangladesh)

Digital Finance, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Case Studies Authors: Health Finance and Governance (HFG) Published: 10/31/2015 Resource Description: This case study is one of 14 case studies profiled in the Mobile Money for Health Case Study Compendium. In Bangladesh, there is an urgent need to improve maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes. While 55 out of every 100 people have access to […]

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