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Department of Public Health
Student Name: Tamzid Islam Sanvy
Student ID No: 1831498630
Course name and code: PBH 101
Title of the assignment: 1(a) Describe the health structure of Bangladesh
Submitted to: Dr. Shaikh Abdus Salam
Due Date: 17th September 2020
Date of Submission: 17th September 2020
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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 orgaanizations , and the international development organizations.

Catastrophic health expenditure forces 5.7 million Bangladeshis into poverty. Inequity is present in most
of health indicators across social, economic, and demographic parameters. This study explores the
existing health policy environment and current activities to further the progress towards Universal
Health Coverage (UHC) and the challenges faced in these endeavors.

Bangladesh health systems:

MOHFW is responsible to ensure basic health care to the people of the country:
•At present the population is 135.2 million
•living within an area of 147520 sq. Km
•with a per capita GDP–US$ 421
MOHFW is the sector leader as:
•It provides most of the HNP services
•It manages & coordinates services of
Non -govt. & private sector
The HNP Management Structure:
Primary Level Health Service Delivery
Secondary Level Health Service Delivery

Tertiary Level Health Service Delivery

Specialized Public Health Institutes and Role

Major Health Indicators

Risks and Challenges

Health Manpower
Policy and Strategic Response to Challenges
In Bangladesh, healthcare is offered either through government- run hospitals or through privately-run
clinics. Bangladesh is still lagging in health care services for the poor as well as the affluent. In recent
years, our neighbors, India and Thailand have forged ahead in respect of expertise and experience of
doctors, advancement of healthcare technologies and high quality hospitals and health management
organizations. To achieve this in our country, technological collaboration with technologically advanced
hospitals are needed and follow health management organizations in the developed countries of Asia
and the advanced nations of the West.