Published November 21, 2013
Executive summary
Bangladesh, the eighth most populous country in the world with about 153 million people, has recently been applauded as an exceptional health performer. Improvements in the survival of infants and children under 5 years of age, life expectancy, immunisation coverage, and tuberculosis control in Bangladesh are part of a remarkable success story for health in the South Asian country. This is despite low spending on health care, a weak health system, and widespread poverty. But the nation still faces considerable problems, including deep poverty and malnutrition, and this is being exacerbated by an evolving set of 21st-century challenges. The six-part Series takes a comprehensive look at one of the “great mysteries of global health”, investigating a story not only of “unusual success” but also the challenges that lie ahead as Bangladesh moves towards universal health coverage.
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Pamela Das, Richard Horton
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Amartya Sen
Bangladesh’s health revolution
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Series Papers
The Bangladesh paradox: exceptional health achievement despite economic poverty
A Mushtaque R Chowdhury, Abbas Bhuiya, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury, Sabrina Rasheed, Zakir Hussain, Lincoln C Chen
Harnessing pluralism for better health in Bangladesh
Syed Masud Ahmed, Timothy G Evans, Hilary Standing, Simeen Mahmud
Community-based approaches and partnerships: innovations in health-service delivery in Bangladesh
Shams El Arifeen, Aliki Christou, Laura Reichenbach, Ferdous Arfina Osman, Kishwar Azad, Khaled Shamsul Islam, Faruque Ahmed, Henry B Perry, David H Peters
Explaining equity gains in child survival in Bangladesh: scale, speed, and selectivity in health and development
Alayne M Adams, Atonu Rabbani, Shamim Ahmed, Shehrin Shaila Mahmood, Ahmed Al-Sabir, Sabina F Rashid, Timothy G Evans
Reducing the health effect of natural hazards in Bangladesh
Richard A Cash, Shantana R Halder, Mushtuq Husain, Md Sirajul Islam, Fuad H Mallick, Maria A May, Mahmudur Rahman, M Aminur Rahman
Innovation for universal health coverage in Bangladesh: a call to action
Alayne M Adams, Tanvir Ahmed, Shams El Arifeen, Timothy G Evans, Tanvir Huda, Laura Reichenbach
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