Demographic Approach to the Empirical Study of Maternal and Child Health Profile and Policy in Bangladesh

Type Journal Article - Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources
Title Demographic Approach to the Empirical Study of Maternal and Child Health Profile and Policy in Bangladesh
Author(s)
Volume 7
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2015
Page numbers 197-206
URL http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JESNR/article/viewFile/22171/15251
Abstract
Abstract: Health and wellbeing of women and children especially on maternal and neonatal health has long been a common goal
throughout the world. Understanding the status of maternal and child health care for our country can provide us the valuable
information regarding the impact of enriching health policies. Various types of annual reports, journals and published materials on
maternal and child health and its regulatory factors with overall health status were collected and analyzed to finalize these articles.
The findings of reviewing article was that on annual basis 75.6% of the children born in without the supervision of trained health
service providers and 38.96% death occurrence for perinatal asphyxia due to below level neonatal health circumstances. Child
mortality rate under 5 years old is 66 per 1000 in rural areas and the slum areas the rate above 90%. The coverage of the vaccine
program has also improved (99%) substantially. The result also showed that sanitation and safe drinking water situation has
improved than previous decades. The review report revealed that some of the problems are still remaining in the health sector to
achieve the MDG, though we made great strides in improving the health of its population, much more than a country’s
development situations. Inequities in access to health care, lack of meaningful participation of citizens in the health care system
and the absence of effective accountability mechanisms has been found as a main health barriers. Finally, the progress of health
care system has worked much, the government should support funding and logistic to continue and promote the enhancement of
overall health care system in Bangladesh.

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