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3. Health Sector in Bangladesh

Author : Sheikh Md. Monzurul Huq

Published in: Trade in Health Services in South Asia

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

With an overview of the health service sector of Bangladesh, this study focuses on health service trade in Bangladesh and possible regional cooperation to enhance health service trading in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region. Health Care seeking behaviour of the Bangladeshi patients are examined using Mean Score of Relative Importance (MSRI) analysis. Health service trade in Bangladesh under four modes are also examined. This study also addressed the prospects and challenges associated with health service trade.

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Some of these hospitals are facing problems in recent months. Apollo Hospital, which started its operations in Dhaka with an investment of US $45 million, is to reorganize management after it fails to make substantial profit. Employees of the Apollo Hospital on March 8, 2008, staged demonstrations after 150 members of the staff, including doctors and nurses, were sacked. Apollo Hospital of Dhaka is running at only 50% of its capacity as competition heats up at the top end of the private healthcare market in the capital. Apollo was built to provide space for 450 patient beds, but less than 300 are installed. Of these, the hospital is not able to fill more than 155 Square Hospital and United Hospital are among the top end private healthcare facilities in Bangladesh. These hospitals and some other private hospitals are also providing world-class services and are involved in intense competition with foreign hospitals like Apollo, Dhaka (The Daily Star, 13-3-2008).

Recently, the High Commissioner of Bhutan in Bangladesh has expressed his interest to employ Bangladeshi physicians in Bhutan. He conveyed the message of his government to employ Bangladeshi physicians in Bhutan in a meeting held in Dhaka. It may be mentioned here that a significant number of students from Bhutan are receiving medical education in Bangladesh (Prothom Alo, July 6, 2009).

Title: Health Sector in Bangladesh
Author: Sheikh Md. Monzurul Huq
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Trade in Health Services in South Asia
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-2190-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-2191-1

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2191-1_3