Health & Health Policy – Page 2

30Nov

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“Wrong Treatment or Negligence”

Farida Akhter Bangladesh health care system, both public and private, is facing serious ‘allegations’ of wrong treatment of diseases resulting in the death, casualty or disability of the patient. The news is published in daily newspapers coming from almost all the districts of the country. Although it is not a new phenomenon at all, but massive complains It indicate that wrong treatment is widespread and happening again and again with no solution in sight. The recent incident of such “wrong treatment” in one of the private clinics in Rajshahi made another news headline not only for the death of the patient who died at the clinic, but because doctors went on an indefinite strike from the morning of March 28 and therefore the medical services at the government and privately-run h...

Health is Constructing Buildings and Recruiting Cadres ?

14Jun

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Health is Constructing Buildings and Recruiting Cadres ?

Farida Akhter || Monday 14 June 2010 || READ BY SUBJECT: Health & Health Policy Farida Akhter Budgeting Health 2010 - 11 The Budget speech by the Finance Minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, on 10th June, 2010, touched upon Health and Family Welfare in the 139th paragraph; it clearly indicates health sector unfortunately is not a priority sector, not even the health service delivery to the people. The neo-liberal paradigm denies that government has responsibility to ensure health service delivery 'free of cost' to the people. The introductory remarks of the Finance Minister were pathetically dry on this vital sector which is important not only for socio-development and purely health concern, but health is also a critical economic factor. Any idea of enhancing economic perfo...

Reality Check, 2009 on Primary Health Care

21May

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Reality Check, 2009 on Primary Health Care

UBINIG Declining quality of public health services is leading to increased use of private healthcare services 20 May 2010. DHAKA: Shasthya Andolon, a network of researchers, physicians, and health and environmental activists organised a "Dissemination & Discussion Session" on sharing of findings of the study Reality Check Bangladesh 2009: Listening to Poor People's Realities about Primary Healthcare. Shasthaya has organised this event on behalf of Sida (Swedish International Development Agency) as their commitment to engage with the policy makers and development partners to create an enabling policy environment for positive directions in national healt policy, strategy and health financing issues. The event took place on 20 May, 2010 at CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka. A form o...

Towards Peoples’ Health Care System 2009

18May

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Towards Peoples’ Health Care System 2009

Farida Akhter & Farhad Mazhar Seminar on National Health Policy, 2009 Shasthya Andolon (Health Movement) is a group of health activists involving health practitioners, researchers, policy advocacy groups, journalists and, women’s groups, environmental groups and social activists formed in 2000. UBINIG (Policy Research for Development Alternative) has been acting as the secretariat of the Network. The two co-Convenors are Dr. Naila Zaman Khan, Professor of Child Development and Neurology, Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Farida Akhter, executive Director of UBINIG. As a network Shashtya Andolon first made a critique of the National Health Policy, 2000 declared by the then Awami League government. The network organizied a National Seminar “Critique of the National health Policy: ...

18May

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Shasthya Andolon Against Rid Pharma

UBINIG Protest against the producer of Paracetamol syrup Shasthya Andolon organized a human chain in front of the National Drug Administration office in Motijheel, CA in Dhaka. They demanded immediate arrest of five officials of the Rid Pharmaceuticals, including its managing director, accused of causing the deaths of children with poisonous syrup. Twenty-seven children have died of renal failure after the intake of "Temset" paracetamol syrup of the company. Shasthya Andolon in collaboration with Shasthya Odhikar Andolon o Jote (Health Right Movement) Human Rights orgnisation and workers organization held a human chain to demand exemplary punishment of the people responsible for the incident. They also demanded compensation for the families of the deceased children. Shasth...

15May

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Towards Peoples’ Health Policy 2008

Farhad Mazhar/Farida Akhter/Salek Ahmed Seminar on Health Policy, 2008 under Caretaker Government The care taker government (2007-2008) of Bangladesh with the mandate of giving a free and fair election by December, 2008 came up with the National Health policy – Update, 2008 in August 2008. The draft was prepared by a committee formed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and was given in the website for suggestions from relevant quarters within September 15, 2008, later extended to September. Shashthya Andolon, a group of health activists involving health practitioners, researchers, policy advocacy groups, journalists and social activists, responded immediately by critically analysing the document. Shashtya Andolon m...