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Benefit incidence analysis of healthcare in Bangladesh - equity matters for universal health coverage

Khan, Jahangir Am; Ahmed, Sayem; MacLennan, Mary E.; Sarker, Abdur Razzaque; Sultana, Marufa; Rahman, Hafizur E.M.R. (© 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 ...
Willingness-to-pay for community-based health insurance among informal workers in urban Bangladesh

Ahmed, Sayem; Enamul Hoque, Mohammad; Razzaque Sarker, Abdur; Sultana, Marufa; Islam, Ziaul; Gazi, Rukhsana; A. M. Khan, Jahangir (© 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 ...