Bangladesh Health Policy Part-5

Process for formulation

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare assembled a Committee in 1996 for the purpose of preparing a health policy, with members drawn from civil society and professional bodies, including technocrats and bureaucrats.

A further five sub-committees were formed to:

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Health care infrastructure

*UHFWC – 3375
*31–50 bed UHC – 397
*Various types o district level hospitals – 80
*Government medical college hospitals – 13
*Postgraduate hospitals – 6
* Specialized hospitals – 25
*Doctor to population ratio – 1:4,719
*Nurse to population ratio – 1:8,226
*Hospital beds – 40,773 (over 29,000 in GOB)

(Collected form wiki) by Best Doctors In Bangladesh 

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Health indicators
CDR – 5.2 /1000
Annual Growth rate – 1.48%
MMR – 3.92 /1000 live births
IMR – 43 /1000 live births
Under 5 MR – 83 /1000 live births
Total Fertility Rate – 2.9
CPR – 53.8%
Life expectancy at birth – 68 (m) and 69 (f)
Fully immunised children – 52%
TB (smear positive new) detection rate – 31.2%
*Per capita GDP – Tk. 18,896

(Collected form wiki) by Best Doctors In Bangladesh 

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Demographics

*Population – over 150 million
*Rural population – 77%
*Population density – 881 square kilometers (340 sq mi)
*People below poverty line – 60%
*Population doubling rate – 25–30 years
*Per capita GDP – Tk. 18,896

(Collected form wiki) by Best Doctors In Bangladesh 

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The Bangladesh health policy was published in 2011 and adheres to the following principles:

Health is defined as “A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.