Browsing by Author "Ahmed, Sayem"
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Benefit incidence analysis of healthcare in Bangladesh - equity matters for universal health coverage
(© 2017 Oxford University Press, 2017)Background: Equity in access to and utilization of healthcare is an important goal for any health system and an essential prerequisite for achieving Universal Health Coverage for any country. Objectives: This study ... -
Estimating catastrophic costs due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bangladesh
(Atlantis Press, 2020-06-07)To eliminate TB from the country by the year 2030, the Bangladesh National Tuberculosis (TB) Program is providing free treatment to the TB patients since 1993. However, the patients are still to make Out-of-their Pocket ... -
Factors enabling comprehensive maternal health services in the benefits package of emerging financing schemes: A crosssectional analysis from 1990 to 2014
(PLOS ONE, 2018-09-25)Introduction Maternal delivery is the costliest event during pregnancy, especially if a complicated delivery occurs that requires emergency hospital services. A health financing scheme or program that covers comprehensive ... -
A transparent universal health coverage index with decomposition by socioeconomic groups: Application in Asian and African settings
(Springer Nature, 2019-02-16)Background Health and wellbeing as one of the Sustainable Development Goals requires all countries to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). That is, all people must have access to healthcare when needed at an affordable ... -
Willingness-to-pay for community-based health insurance among informal workers in urban Bangladesh
(© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016)Introduction Reliance on out-of-pocket payment for healthcare may lead poor households to undertake catastrophic health expenditure, and risk-pooling mechanisms have been recommended to mitigate such burdens for households ...
