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Health and Nutrition in Urban Bangladesh: Social Determinants and Health Sector Governance

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dc.contributor.authorFrere, Jean-Jacques
dc.contributor.authorGovindaraj, Ramesh
dc.contributor.authorRaju, Dhushyanth
dc.contributor.authorSecci, Federica
dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, Sadia
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-28T17:38:40Z
dc.date.available2017-12-28T17:38:40Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractUrbanization 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.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-1199-9
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-1199-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29091
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development—Human Development;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectURBAN
dc.subjectQUALITY HEALTH
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectSOCIAL DETERMINANTS
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectSLUBS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.titleHealth and Nutrition in Urban Bangladeshen
dc.title.subtitleSocial Determinants and Health Sector Governanceen
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Service Management and Delivery
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Inclusion & Institutions
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Governance and Management
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Health
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