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Estimating the economic impact of COVID-19 disruption on access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in Eastern and Southern Africa

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundThe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in the disruption of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) services in the Eastern and Southern Africa region.
Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane, Daniel Mwai, Daniel Mwai, David Njuguna, Benson Droti, Wangui Muthigani, Easter Olwanda, Elvis Kirui, Ayotunde Adenola Adegboyega, Amaka Pamela Onyiah, Juliet Nabyonga-Orem   +12 more
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Evaluating the implementation related challenges of Shasthyo Suroksha Karmasuchi (health protection scheme) of the government of Bangladesh: a study protocol

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Rapidly increasing healthcare costs and the growing burden of non-communicable diseases have increased the out-of-pocket (OOP) spending (63.3% of total health expenditure) in Bangladesh.
Sayem Ahmed, Md. Zahid Hasan, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed, Farzana Dorin, Marufa Sultana, Ziaul Islam, Andrew J. Mirelman, Clas Rehnberg, Jahangir A. M. Khan, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury   +9 more
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A qualitative exploration of the facility-based trauma care for Road Traffic Crash patients in Bangladesh: When only numbers do not tell the whole story

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective Bangladesh is currently undergoing an epidemic of road traffic crashes (RTCs). In addition to morbidity and mortality, the economic loss from RTC as per cent of gross domestic product is comparatively higher than in countries with similar ...
Amber Mehmood, Nahitun Naher, Syed Masud Ahmed, Samiun Nazrin Bente Kamal Tune, Bushra Zarin Islam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the status of retail private drug shops in Bangladesh and action points for developing an accredited drug shop model: a facility based cross-sectional study

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2017
Background The private retail drug shops market in Bangladesh is largely unregulated and unaccountable, giving rise to irrational use of drugs and high Out-of-pocket expenditure on health.
Syed Masud Ahmed, Nahitun Naher, Tarek Hossain, Lal Bahadur Rawal   +3 more
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Disclosure and help seeking behavior of women exposed to physical spousal violence in Dhaka slums

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Despite high prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its adverse social and health consequences, the rate of help seeking for IPV is generally low.
Kausar Parvin, Naznin Sultana, Ruchira Tabassum Naved   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Going Universal in Africa [PDF]

, 2018
This paper describes the health financing policies used today by African countries to expand health coverage. It identifies key health financing policies used by African countries and measures the existence of
Nicolas Rosemberg, Rosemberg, Nicolas, Daniel Cotlear, Cotlear, Daniel   +3 more
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Work and breast milk feeding: a qualitative exploration of the experience of lactating mothers working in ready made garments factories in urban Bangladesh

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2020
Background In Bangladesh 65% of children under 6 months of age were exclusively breastfed with maternal employment being a risk factor that has jeopardized exclusive breastfeeding.
A M Rumayan Hasan, George Smith, Mohammad Abdus Selim, Shahinoor Akter, Nazib Uz Zaman Khan, Tamanna Sharmin, Sabrina Rasheed   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge translation in Africa: are the structures in place?

Implementation Science Communications, 2020
Background Contextualised evidence to generate local solutions on the progressive path to universal health coverage is essential. However, this evidence must be translated into action.
James Avoka Asamani, Juliet Nabyonga-Orem   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Universal Health Coverage

World Journal of Social Science Research, 2020
Universal Health Coverage has attracted global attention as an ideal vehicle that will drive health care services to the individuals, families, and communities globally. Good health systems are capable of serving the needs of entire populations, including the availability of infrastructure, human resources, health technologies, and medicines.
Alfred A. Osoro, Edwine B. Atitwa, John K. Moturi   +2 more
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Universal financial protection through national health insurance : a stakeholder analysis of the proposed one-time premium payment (OTPP) policy in Ghana [PDF]

, 2011
Extending coverage to the informal sector is a key challenge to achieving universal coverage through contributory health insurance schemes. Ghana introduced a mandatory National Health Insurance scheme in 2004 to provide financial protection for both the
Abiiro, Gilbert Abotisem
core   +1 more source