The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh : Bridging the Gap of Human Resources for Health

Bangladesh is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2032; to this end, the government of Bangladesh is exploring policy options to increase fiscal space for health and expand coverage while improving service quality and availability. Despite Bangladesh’s impressive strides in imp...

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Main Authors:	El-Saharty, Sameh, Powers Sparkes, Susan, Barroy, Helene, Ahsan, Karar Zunaid, Ahmed, Syed Masud
Format:	Book
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2015
Subjects:	Health policy Health finance Health workforce Human resources Economic modeling Worker retention Labor scarcity Universal Health Coverage
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21633

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spelling	okr-10986-216332021-04-23T14:04:03Z The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh : Bridging the Gap of Human Resources for Health El-Saharty, Sameh Powers Sparkes, Susan Barroy, Helene Ahsan, Karar Zunaid Ahmed, Syed Masud Health policy Health finance Health workforce Human resources Economic modeling Worker retention Labor scarcity Universal Health Coverage Bangladesh is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2032; to this end, the government of Bangladesh is exploring policy options to increase fiscal space for health and expand coverage while improving service quality and availability. Despite Bangladesh’s impressive strides in improving its economic and social development outcomes, the government still confronts health financing and service delivery challenges. In its review of the health system, this study highlights the limited fiscal space for implementing UHC in Bangladesh, particularly given low public spending for health and high out-of-pocket expenditure. The crisis in the country’s human resources for health (HRH) compounds public health service delivery inefficiencies. As the government explores options to finance its UHC plan, it must recognize that reform of its service delivery system with particular focus on HRH has to be the centerpiece of any policy initiative. 2015-03-27T20:38:50Z 2015-03-27T20:38:50Z 2015-05-22 Book 978-1-4648-0536-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21633 en_US World Bank Study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication Bangladesh
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description	Bangladesh is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2032; to this end, the government of Bangladesh is exploring policy options to increase fiscal space for health and expand coverage while improving service quality and availability. Despite Bangladesh’s impressive strides in improving its economic and social development outcomes, the government still confronts health financing and service delivery challenges. In its review of the health system, this study highlights the limited fiscal space for implementing UHC in Bangladesh, particularly given low public spending for health and high out-of-pocket expenditure. The crisis in the country’s human resources for health (HRH) compounds public health service delivery inefficiencies. As the government explores options to finance its UHC plan, it must recognize that reform of its service delivery system with particular focus on HRH has to be the centerpiece of any policy initiative.
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author	El-Saharty, Sameh Powers Sparkes, Susan Barroy, Helene Ahsan, Karar Zunaid Ahmed, Syed Masud
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title	The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh : Bridging the Gap of Human Resources for Health
title_short	The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh : Bridging the Gap of Human Resources for Health
title_full	The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh : Bridging the Gap of Human Resources for Health
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The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh : Bridging the Gap of Human Resources for Health

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