health sector

Dev budget expenditure: Health ministry puts up poor show again

This marks yet another year of weak budget execution since the health ministry was split into two divisions in 2017.

Bold, pragmatic measures can revitalise Bangladesh’s health sector

Investment in the health sector must unquestionably be enhanced with the objective of major overhauling.

Develop a patient referral system

Ease pressure on tertiary facilities, re-imagine healthcare system

Gender and/or sexuality: A wild card in the health sector

Unraveling health disparities through HPV vaccination and global perspectives

Dhaka’s ugly, ruthless side

The story would resonate with many young couples starting out in this ruthless city, where what you earn is nowhere near what you spend, just for the bare minimum.

Why such apathy for medical research?

We need to inculcate a culture of learning to better serve patients

Dollar shortage bites pharma industry

The pharmaceuticals industry, which has made life-saving drugs available at lower costs, is facing troubles in opening letters of credit (LCs) to import much-needed raw materials and capital machinery owing to the US dollar crunch. 

Only 5.43% of total budget allocated for health sector

The health sector was yet again neglected in the national budget, with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal earmarking around Tk 36,864 crore -- 5.43 percent of the total budget -- for the sector.

Nothing new for health sector, gets 5.4% allocation

There is nothing new for the already ill-equipped health sector in the National Budget 2022-2023. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed the 51st national budget today where he earmarked around Tk 36,864 crore or 5.4 percent of the total budget.

March 30, 2019
March 30, 2019

The health challenges for the urban poor

Bangladesh is being urbanised at a rapid pace, fuelled by rural poverty, climate change and the promise of a better economic future.

December 12, 2015
December 12, 2015

Investing in better trained doctors

Bangladesh has witnessed significant gains in the primary health care sector under the stewardship of the government...

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