Impact of Maternal and Child Health Private Expenditure on Poverty and Inequity in Bangladesh: Maternal and Child Health Expenditure in Bangladesh - Technical Report C

Asian Development Bank (adb)

No RPT135433-3, ADB Reports from Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Abstract: The Government of Bangladesh has made it a priority to expand access to maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) services. However, healthcare services in Bangladesh are predominantly financed through household out-of-pocket expenditures. This study used a number of different data sources and innovative methods to determine overall expenditures on MNCH treatment, and how they are financed. Total expenditure on MNCH patient services is estimated at Taka 17.3 billion in fiscal year 2007, which represents 12% of total recurrent expenditures on health. Of this expenditure, 60% was for treating children under the age of 5 years, and only 28% was for childbirth care. In terms of financing, the government financed only 28% of this expenditure. More than twothirds of MNCH expenditures in 2006-2007 was financed through household out-of-pocket spending, most of which was spent on purchasing medicines and other commodities from private pharmacies. The findings suggest the need for substantial increases in public funding of MNCHservices, with the prioritization of increased funding to childbirth care and improving the availability of medicines at MOHFW facilities.

Keywords: adb; asian development bank; asdb; asia; pacific; poverty asia; maternal; MNCH; bangladesh; Mothers; women; children; access to treatment; neonatal and child health; healthcare services coverage; health expenditures; childbirth care; cost of medicine and supplies; access to medicine and supplies; mnch public funding (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2012-12, Revised 2013-09-02
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