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Health system of Bangladesh

Health system of Bangladesh

by Rabeya Khatun -
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Health system of Bangladesh :   Bangladesh has a pluralistic healthcare system, which is highly unregulated and consists mainly of four key actors: government, for-profit private sector, not-for-profit private sector (mainly the nongovernmental organizations ), and the international development Major challenges include: an overly- centralized health system, weak governance structure and regulatory framework, weak management and institutional capacity in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), fragmented public service delivery, inefficient allocation of public resources, [3].The author concludes that good governance is important in ensuring effective health care delivery, and that returns to investments in health are low, where governance issues are not addressed. Strengthening the health system through better management and organization and effective use of resources can improve health conditions and enhance the quality of health care delivery in Bangladesh. Furthermore, more research is needed on health system reforms. However, Bangladesh can take references from the health policy, which was formulated in 1990.  Above all Bangladesh should immediately translate its health policies into action to benefit the people of this country by ensuring humanity, equity, and poverty alleviation.