Conference Poster: An Analysis of Urban Health Policies in Bangladesh and Identifying Gaps between Policies and Practices
Urban health needs, although acute and chronic – have gradually been realized in policies and strategies in Bangladesh. Since independence, health policies and programs have mainly focused on rural health services and outcomes. After the 1990s, urban health got emphasis, but little intensive effort to provide need-based and quality urban care.
We explored the past and current health policies of Bangladesh to understand how urban health with its special needs has been addressed, what are the current implementation challenges of the urban health system and gaps between policies and practices. Findings are shared in this poster, presented at the 13th European Congress on Global Health, 2023.
By Baby Naznin, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, Bangladesh