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Health and Nutrition in Urban Bangladesh : Social Determinants and Health Sector Governance.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Govindaraj, Ramesh.
- Series:
- Directions in Development - Human Development Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public health--Bangladesh.
- Public health.
- Health Status.
- Urban Health.
- Nutritional Status.
- Social Determinants of Health.
- Urbanization.
- Socioeconomic Factors.
- Bangladesh.
- Medical Subjects:
- Health Status.
- Urban Health.
- Nutritional Status.
- Social Determinants of Health.
- Urbanization.
- Socioeconomic Factors.
- Bangladesh.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (111 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Health and nutrition in urban bangladesh
- Health and Nutrition Outcomes and Determinants in Urban Bangladesh
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : World Bank Publications, 2018.
- Summary:
- Urbanization is occurring at a rapid pace in Bangladesh, accompanied by the proliferation of slum settlements, whose residents have special health needs given the adverse social, economic, and public environmental conditions they face. Over the past 45 years, the country's health and nutrition policies and programs have focused largely on rural health services. Consequently, equitable access of urban populations-particularly the urban poor-to quality health and nutrition services has emerged as a major development issue. However, the knowledge base on urban health and nutrition in Bangladesh remains weak. To address the knowledge gap, Health and Nutrition in Urban Bangladesh: Social Determinants and Health Sector Governance examines the health and nutrition challenges in urban Bangladesh-looking at socioeconomic determinants in general and at health sector governance in particular. Using a mixed methods approach, the study identifies critical areas such as financing, regulation, service delivery, and public environmental health, among others that require policy attention. The study also proposes specific actions within and outside the health sector to address the issues, providing guidance on their sequencing and the specific responsibilities of government agencies and other actors. This study should be useful to policy makers and practitioners working on urban health and nutrition issues in Bangladesh and in other low- and middle-income countries.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4648-1200-4
- OCLC:
- 1043357623
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1596/978-1-4648-1199-9
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