Browsing by Subject "Health expenditure"

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Availability and rational use of drugs in primary healthcare facilities following the National Drug Policy of 1982: is Bangladesh on right track?

Ahmed, Syed Masud; Islam, Qazi Shafayetul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2010)

In Bangladesh, the National Drug Policy (NDP) 1982 was instrumental in improving the supply of essential drugs of quality at an affordable price, especially in the early years. However, over time, evidence showed that the ...
Medical expenditure and household welfare in Bangladesh

Zaman, Nabila; Hossain, Md. Shahadath (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2016-10)

The reliance on heavy out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure for medical care leads to households getting trapped into a vicious cycle of poverty. In Bangladesh, private health care expenditure accounts for almost 64% of total ...