Despite having one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Bangladesh is lagging far behind in providing standard health care services to its over 166 million people, which is deepening their woes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Their budget for the health sector is only 0.9% of GDP. People in the country are falling into poverty to meet their health care expenditures, which have increased manifold amid the coronavirus pandemic as they have to depend mostly on private caregivers.
The Public Health Division at the Health and Family Welfare Ministry said that the government is working closely to address the need of introducing health coverage for its citizens and employees.
To know more read the entire article originally published in Anadolu Agency here.
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