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| 1991 || || Bangladesh has its first free election and General Ershad is forced to quit. The caretaker government of Shahabuddin Ahmed rescinds the National Health Policy, mostly under the pressure of health professionals. The new democratically elected regime led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, attempts to formulate a new policy.<ref name="Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh: Forty Years of Experience"/>
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| 1996 || || The World Bnk and other members of the donor consortium informs the government of Bangladesh that they would not proceed with further credits until a comprehensive, sector-wide strategy is adopted by the country. Including among their demands are substantive structural and organizational reforms of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.<ref name="Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh: Forty Years of Experience"/>
 
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| 1997 || || A Health and Population Sector Strategy (HPSS) is formulated under intense pressure from external donors.<ref name="Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh: Forty Years of Experience"/>
 
| 1997 || || A Health and Population Sector Strategy (HPSS) is formulated under intense pressure from external donors.<ref name="Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh: Forty Years of Experience"/>

Revision as of 10:13, 6 August 2018

This is a timeline of healthcare in Bangladesh.

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Year Event type Details
1971 Bangladesh gains independence.[1]
1982 Policy A Drug Policy is formulated under the leadership of Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury.[2]
1990 The first National Health Policy is announced by the government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad. The policy proposes some drastic reforms of the health sector, to align with the suggestions of donors.[2]
1991 Bangladesh has its first free election and General Ershad is forced to quit. The caretaker government of Shahabuddin Ahmed rescinds the National Health Policy, mostly under the pressure of health professionals. The new democratically elected regime led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, attempts to formulate a new policy.[2]
1996 The World Bnk and other members of the donor consortium informs the government of Bangladesh that they would not proceed with further credits until a comprehensive, sector-wide strategy is adopted by the country. Including among their demands are substantive structural and organizational reforms of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[2]
1997 A Health and Population Sector Strategy (HPSS) is formulated under intense pressure from external donors.[2]
1990s The share of donor support to the total health sector is estimated at 25.8% in the decade.[2]
2000 The second National Health Policy is framed by the Bangladesh Awami League. It is closely influenced by the Health and Population Sector Strategy (HPSS), formulated earlier in 1997.[2]
2007 The share of donor support to the total health sector is estimated at 8%.[2]
2011 The third National Health Policy is framed by the government.[2]
2012 The Bangladeshi Government takes an initial step toward universal health coverage by developing health-financing strategies to raise funds through taxation and donor contributions.[3]

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  1. ↑ "Universal health care in Bangladesh—promises and perils". thelancet.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Ahmed, Nizam. Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh: Forty Years of Experience. 
  3. ↑ Rahman, Shafiur; Rahman, Mizanur; Gilmour, Stuart; Thet Swe, Khin; Krull Abe, Sarah; Shibuya, Kenji. "Trends in, and projections of, indicators of universal health coverage in Bangladesh, 1995–2030: a Bayesian analysis of population-based household data". doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30413-8 Check |doi= value (help). 
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