Ensuring Health Services for the Ultra Poor in Bangladesh: BRAC Experience
Published By: JSA on eSS | Published Date: May, 25 , 2011Bangladesh is a poor country with nearly half (48%) of the population living on the wrong side of the poverty line. The health status of the population has remained poor. The socioeconomic inequality in health has been increasing. Recent evidence shows that Bangladesh has achieved very little in reducing mortality. Only a very small proportion of poor women have access to antenatal services. The point prevalence of sickness is 7% among the working adults. Child mortality is 7.6 per 1,000 population. Nearly 95% of children suffer from malnutrition. URL: [http://www.ghwatch.org/sites/www.ghwatch.org/files/brac.pdf]
Author(s): Abdullahel Hadi | Posted on: May 25, 2011 | Views(643) | Download (137)