MDG Millennium Development Goal M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MIS Management Information System MOHFW Ministry of Health and Family Welfare MOLGRD Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives MSA Management Support Agency MTBF Medium-Term Budget Framework MTR Mid-Term Review NASP National AIDS/STD Programme NCD Non-Communicable Disease NEMEW National Electro-Medical Equipment Workshop NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NIPORT National Institute of Population Research and Training NIPSOM National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine NNP National Nutrition Project/Programme NSAPR National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction NTCP National Tuberculosis Control Programme PCB Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh PIP Programme Implementation Plan PLMC Procurement and Logistic Monitoring Cell PNC Postnatal Care PWD Public Works Department SMC Social Marketing Company STD Sexually Transmitted Disease SWAp Sector-Wide Approach Sida Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency TB Tuberculosis Tk Taka UHC Upazila Health Complex UHFWC Union Health and Family Welfare Centre UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNICEF United Nations Fund Children’s UPHCP Urban Primary Health Care Project USAID United States Agency for International Development WHO World Health Organization Executive summary Introduction This Health Sector Profile is a description of the health sector in Bangladesh—including its structure, resources, services, performance and dynamics. This document provides an overview of the sector, based on publicly available reports and data. The document intends to help the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) and its partners to agree on the way forward and its respective roles in the process. It is neither an evaluation nor a
MDG Millennium Development Goal M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MIS Management Information System MOHFW Ministry of Health and Family Welfare MOLGRD Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives MSA Management Support Agency MTBF Medium-Term Budget Framework MTR Mid-Term Review NASP National AIDS/STD Programme NCD Non-Communicable Disease NEMEW National Electro-Medical Equipment Workshop NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NIPORT National Institute of Population Research and Training NIPSOM National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine NNP National Nutrition Project/Programme NSAPR National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction NTCP National Tuberculosis Control Programme PCB Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh PIP Programme Implementation Plan PLMC Procurement and Logistic Monitoring Cell PNC Postnatal Care PWD Public Works Department SMC Social Marketing Company STD Sexually Transmitted Disease SWAp Sector-Wide Approach Sida Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency TB Tuberculosis Tk Taka UHC Upazila Health Complex UHFWC Union Health and Family Welfare Centre UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UPHCP Urban Primary Health Care Project USAID United States Agency for International Development WHO World Health Organization Executive summary Introduction This Health Sector Profile is a description of the health sector in Bangladesh—including its structure, resources, services, performance and dynamics. This document provides an overview of the sector, based on publicly available reports and data. The document intends to help the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) and its partners to agree on the way forward and its respective roles in the process. It is neither an evaluation nor a
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