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Also, it is a clear sign that much progress has been made in X Increase and Expand citizen centric quality health care
the pharmaceutical sector providing adorable medicine, ensuring equity
anti-cancer drugs etc. National and private level campaigns
X Enable people seek healthcare and undertake healthy
are ongoing to promote mental and child health,
life style
vaccination programmes, mass deworming programmes,
use of safe water and latrines, hand washing etc.
Stronger Healthcare Infrastructure
1. Established 16,438 community clinic and union health
Major Successes in the Healthcare Sector
centers toprovide healthcare services to the doorstep
Maternal Mortality Child Mortality Infant of rural people
in 1000 live birth Under 5 per 1000 Mortality 2. Established a number of newgeneral and specialized
2010- 242 2010-49.4 2010_37.4% hospitals
2016-176 2016-34.2 2016-30.5%
3. Established a bone marrow transplant center in the
Stunt Birth Rate Immunization Access to capital
Coverage clean water
2010- 26.1% 2008-81.8% 2010_54% 4. Expanded intensive care units, and angiograms and
angioplasty services to all medical college hospitals
2017-22.2% 2016-85.84% 2016-98.9%
Expanded kidney dialysis services to many medical
Sanitation Life Expectancy Male life
college district hospitals;
Coverage 72 Years Expectancy
1990- 34% Male 70.6 years 5. Established trauma center salong busy highways
2016-70% Female 73.5 Years 6. Expanded burn units in district hospitals
7. Establishing one large multidisciplinary hospital in each
Factors behind the Success city zone
Guiding Principles of National Healthcare Approach of
Bangladesh Strengthening Medical Service
Constitutional Obligation 1. 30 types of free medicines provided free of cost
X Basic Medical Requirement to all people
2. Tele-medicine service has been launched in 43 hospitals
X Improve Public Health around the country for providing medical service at
X Improve Nutrition home round the clock
3. 30,000 satellite clinics for child and maternal healthcare
National Health Policy Obligation 4. Health Call Centre: 24/7 health call center 16263 for
X Recognize Health as human right free medical consultation, ambulancereservation and
X Ensure primary and emergency healthcare providing health information services

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