For instance, the outlay for the health sector was Tk 25,028 crore in 2021-22, representing 4.8 percent of the budget of Tk 518,188 crore. It was five percent in the previous fiscal year when the government spent Tk 21,647 crore under a Tk 460,160 crore budget.
Some ICU doctors in Dhaka act like their advice is beyond questioning. But don’t be discouraged.
A recent study by the World Bank found that out-of-pocket-spending (OOPS) accounted for 73.9 percent of health expenditure in Bangladesh.
Healthcare sector of a nation is instrumental to the quality of life there. Healthcare in Bangladesh is a sector that has always been riddled with infrastructural difficulties, given the nation's robust population.
For instance, the outlay for the health sector was Tk 25,028 crore in 2021-22, representing 4.8 percent of the budget of Tk 518,188 crore. It was five percent in the previous fiscal year when the government spent Tk 21,647 crore under a Tk 460,160 crore budget.
Some ICU doctors in Dhaka act like their advice is beyond questioning. But don’t be discouraged.
A recent study by the World Bank found that out-of-pocket-spending (OOPS) accounted for 73.9 percent of health expenditure in Bangladesh.
Healthcare sector of a nation is instrumental to the quality of life there. Healthcare in Bangladesh is a sector that has always been riddled with infrastructural difficulties, given the nation's robust population.