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

dc.contributor.author Govindaraj, Ramesh
dc.contributor.author Raju, Dhushyanth
dc.contributor.author Secci, Federica
dc.contributor.author Chowdhury, Sadia
dc.contributor.author Frere, Jean-Jacques
dc.date.accessioned 2017-12-28T17:38:40Z
dc.date.available 2017-12-28T17:38:40Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.description.abstract 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. en
dc.identifier.isbn 978-1-4648-1199-9
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29091
dc.language English
dc.publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries Directions in Development—Human Development;
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject HEALTH CARE
dc.subject URBAN
dc.subject QUALITY HEALTH
dc.subject SLUMS
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject SOCIAL DETERMINANTS
dc.subject POLICY
dc.subject SLUBS
dc.subject POOR PEOPLE
dc.title Health and Nutrition in Urban Bangladesh en
dc.title.subtitle Social Determinants and Health Sector Governance en
dc.type Book en
dc.type Livre fr
dc.type Libro es
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okr.crossref.title Health and Nutrition in Urban Bangladesh: Social Determinants and Health Sector Governance
okr.date.disclosure 2017-12-28
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/978-1-4648-1199-9
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 211199
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okr.region.administrative South Asia
okr.region.country Bangladesh
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Health Service Management and Delivery
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Nutrition
okr.topic Social Development :: Social Inclusion & Institutions
okr.topic Urban Development :: Urban Governance and Management
okr.topic Urban Development :: Urban Health
okr.unit GHN19
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