‘Unique community clinic-based health system’ in Bangladesh
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Sufian Siddique
Contd from previous issue
Notably, the adoption of this resolution is an unforgettable milestone in the global effort to achieve universal health care by 2030. Successful implementation of the resolution will play an important role in improving the health care of billions of people around the world by introducing community clinic-based health systems. This recognition of universal health services and the United Nations Development Goals will also have far-reaching implications for international cooperation.
It should be remembered that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched this ‘unique community clinic-based health system’ in Bangladesh in 1998 with the aim of bringing all the people of Bangladesh under primary health care. This project has brought a ‘revolution’ by bringing the benefits of government primary healthcare to the doorsteps of people at the grass root level across the country. The Prime Minister’s response to this initiative from the very beginning was widely appreciated by all sections of the people. World recognition was waiting. In the end, the United Nations itself received praise. To be contd
Contd from previous issue
Notably, the adoption of this resolution is an unforgettable milestone in the global effort to achieve universal health care by 2030. Successful implementation of the resolution will play an important role in improving the health care of billions of people around the world by introducing community clinic-based health systems. This recognition of universal health services and the United Nations Development Goals will also have far-reaching implications for international cooperation.
It should be remembered that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched this ‘unique community clinic-based health system’ in Bangladesh in 1998 with the aim of bringing all the people of Bangladesh under primary health care. This project has brought a ‘revolution’ by bringing the benefits of government primary healthcare to the doorsteps of people at the grass root level across the country. The Prime Minister’s response to this initiative from the very beginning was widely appreciated by all sections of the people. World recognition was waiting. In the end, the United Nations itself received praise. To be contd