Unwrapping the truth about Bangladesh’s essential service package

Unwrapping the truth about Bangladesh’s essential service package

Unwrapping the truth about Bangladesh’s essential service package

In 1998 Bangladesh began a sector wide approach to extend healthcare to vulnerable groups. Per capita healthcare spending is about US$ 11. Just under US$ 3 of this is spent by the public sector, of which two- thirds is allocated through an essential service package (ESP). A study by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare asked whether these resources actually reach the intended beneficiaries.

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