Bangladesh Health Scenario

This is a blog which deals with public health problems and prospects of Bangladesh. It contains research reports and articles and documents on relevant issues of Public Health and Health Systems in Bangladesh and blog posts on contemporary health issues of Bangladesh by Syed Masud Ahmed.

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Thursday, 11 December 2014

Universal Health Coverage saves lives, strengthens health systems, is achievable in every country

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Posted by Syed Masud Ahmed at 08:57

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Syed Masud Ahmed: Prof. Syed Masud Ahmed is Director of the Centre of Excellence for Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage (www.coe-uhc.org) at BRAC JPGSPH. Prof. Ahmed is among the top 2% scientists according to the ‘Stanford World Ranking of Scientists 2020.’ Currently he is the advisor, Health Systems module of the MPH programme at the School. Prof. Ahmed is a graduate of Dhaka Medical College (1978), a David E. Bell Fellow at Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (1997), and a recipient of PhD on health systems from Karolinska Institutet University, Sweden, in 2005. His research interests include studying the impact of development interventions on the lives of the poor and the marginalized including the mechanisms of such impact. Under the CoE-HS&UHC, he is leading research, advocacy and capacity-building activities relevant to the journey of UHC in Bangladesh. He has published extensively in peer reviewed Journals and authored book chapters, monographs and working papers. Details about him including his full CV could be found in his blog “Bangladesh Health Scenario” at http://syedmasudahmed.blogspot.com.

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My PhD Thesis

Health-seeking behaviour of disadvantaged populations in Bangladesh

My recent peer-reviewed publications

The influence of corruption and governance in the delivery of frontline health care services in the public sector: a scoping review of current and future prospects in low and middle-income countries of south and south-east Asia.
Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh: A scoping review of policy and practice in human, animal and environment sectors.
‘Connecting the dots’ for generating a momentum for Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional descriptive study
Perceptions of appropriate treatment among the informal allopathic providers: insights from a qualitative study in two peri-urban areas in Bangladesh
Retaining Doctors in Rural Bangladesh: A Policy Analysis
Women’s Preferences for Maternal Healthcare Services in Bangladesh: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment
Pathways of antibiotic use in Bangladesh: qualitative protocol for the PAUSE study
‘Feminization’ of physician workforce in Bangladesh, underlying factors and implications for health system: Insights from a mixed-methods study
Universal health care in Bangladesh—promises and perils (commentary).
What constitutes responsiveness of physicians: A qualitative study in rural Bangladesh.
Governing the mixed health workforce: learning from Asian experiences.
Expanding access to healthcare in South Asia.
Women’s Knowledge and Perceived Health Effects from Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution: Findings from a Population-based Cross-sectional Survey in Rural Bangladesh
Exploring the status of retail private drug shops in Bangladesh and action points for developing an accredited drug shop model: a facility based cross-sectional study.
Cross-country analysis of strategies for achieving progress towards global goals for women’s and children’s health
Qualitative insights into promotion of pharmaceutical products in Bangladesh: how ethical are the practices?
Addressing Resistance To Antibiotics In Pluralistic Health Systems
Conventional or Interpersonal Communication: Which Works Best in Disseminating Malaria Information in an Endemic Rural Bangladeshi Community?
Harnessing pluralism for better health in Bangladesh
Taking research where the practice is: a tale of two programmes from BRAC
Availability and Rational Use of Drugs in Primary Healthcare Facilities Following the National Drug Policy of 1982: Is Bangladesh on Right Track?
The health workforce crisis in Bangladesh: shortage, inappropriate skill-mix and inequitable distribution.
Informal sector providers in Bangladesh: how equipped they are to provide rational health care?
Targeted intervention for the ultra poor in rural Bangladesh: does it make any difference in their health-seeking behaviour?
Socioeconomic status overrides age and gender in determining health-seeking behaviour in rural Bangladesh
Free distribution of insecticidal bed nets improves possession and preferential use by households and is equitable: findings from two cross-sectional surveys in thirteen malaria endemic districts of Bangladesh

Monographs, Working papers, Newsletters, Boo chaps etc.

Health care financing strategy

Call to action

UHC: What?Why?How?

Building awareness on UHC

Private drug shops

Generating momentum for UHC

Looking beyond 2015

bHIP

Health insurance market scan

Medical Assistant Training Schools (MATS)

Rural retention policies

The Path to UHC in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Health Systems Review

Bangladesh Health Watch Report 2016: NCDs

Bangladesh Health Watch Report 2014: Urban Health Scenario

Banngladesh Health Watch Report 2011: Universal Health Coverage
Bangladesh Health Watch Report 2009: Governance
Bangladesh Health Watch Report 2007: Health Workforce
Bangladesh Health Watch Report 2006: Equity

My favourite Public Health/Science Journals

BMJ Global Health
Nature
The Lancet
Science
PLoS Medicine
BMC Public Health
Social Science and Medicine
Health Policy and Planning
National Geographic

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