Tapering Healthcare Budget is a red alert for LMIC countries:The example from Bangladesh

Sharmin Islam,Md Abdullah Al Mamun,Tofayel Ahmed Bhuayan,Aminur Rahman

doi:10.31344/ijhhs.v3i1.65

Abstract

Abstract not availableInternational Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 03 No. 01 January’19. Page : 5-9

Highlights

Bangladesh, an LMIC country listed by the World Health Organization (WHO), despite having constitutional obligation to ensure the treatment of its’ citizen when diseased, improve nutritional status and further amelioration of public health facilities, invests significantly low amount in healthcare, which in terms of GDP is only 0.9%
Almost half of the budgetary fund for health sector is allocated for Dhaka Division only; the rest half is allocated for the other seven administrative divisions.[8]
Low budgetary allocation for health by the GoB, inequitable distribution and inefficient utilization of resources, high out of pocket (OOP), rapid privatization of healthcare services leading to rise of treatment cost, rising burden of noncommunicable diseases, increasing mean age resulting in a risk of increase in geriatric problems, health hazards likely to be emerged from the effects of climate change are the main obstacles of the country towards achieving UHC

Summary

Introduction

Bangladesh, an LMIC country listed by the WHO, despite having constitutional obligation to ensure the treatment of its’ citizen when diseased, improve nutritional status and further amelioration of public health facilities, invests significantly low amount in healthcare, which in terms of GDP is only 0.9%. The strategy needs to meet the financing challenges confronting the health sector and in the future[7].

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