Today is our topic of discussion Major Health Programmes in Bangladesh
Major Health Programmes in Bangladesh
Following independence in 1971, the following major health programmes has been launched-
1. National Programme for Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases.
2. Malaria Eradication Programme.
3. Roll Back Malaria (RBM) programme: Described in malaria chapter.
4. Leishmaniasis Control Programme in Bangladesh
5. Maternal Health Programs in Bangladesh:
a. Emergency Obstetric Care (EOC) Program
b. Demand side financing (DSF) through maternal health voucher scheme
c. Maternal and neonatal health (MNH) program
d. Cervical and breast cancer screening program
e. Tetanus toxoid (TT) for women of child bearing age
6. National TB Control Programme
7. National Leprosy Elimination Programme
8. HPSP (Health and Population Sector Program)
9. HNPSP (Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Programme)
10. HNPSDP (Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Development Programme)
11. Child Health Care Programs in Bangladesh-itaipe to non et al 11 omnia imolvadsä
a. Universal Child Immunization Program
b. Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
12. ARI Programme in Bangladesh: Described in the section of ‘infectious diseases’.
13. National AIDS Programme of Bangladesh: Described in STD section.
14. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative
15. Nutrition Service Program (NSP)
16. Cancer Control Programme
17. Nutrition programs of Bangladesh:
a. National Blindness Prevention Program (NBPP)
b. Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders Program (CIDD)
c. The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project (BINP)
d. National Nutrition Program (NNP)
[Question: Name some ongoing health programme in Bangladesh?
Answer: See above, except no. 8 & 9]
Population growth
Definition:
It is the increase in the number of members of a population over a given time. The formula is-
Birth rate – Death rate = Rate of natural increase
Population growth rate of Bangladesh is 1.59% (2013 est.)
See also :
1 thought on “Major Health Programmes in Bangladesh”