‘Connecting the dots’ for generating a momentum for Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional descriptive study

‘Connecting the dots’ for generating a momentum for Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional descriptive study

This article was published in BMJ Open [© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.] and the definite version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024509 The Journal's website is...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Syed Masud, Rawal, Lal B, Naher, Nahitun, Hossain, Tarek
Andre forfattere: Brac James P. Grant School of Public Health
Format: Journal Article
Sprog:en_US
Udgivet: BMJ Journals 2022
Fag:
Bangladesh
Rockefeller Foundation
Health systems strengthening
Transforming health systems
Universal health coverage
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024509
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spelling 10361-165022022-04-03T21:01:30Z ‘Connecting the dots’ for generating a momentum for Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional descriptive study Ahmed, Syed Masud Rawal, Lal B Naher, Nahitun Hossain, Tarek Brac James P. Grant School of Public Health Bangladesh Rockefeller Foundation Health systems strengthening Transforming health systems Universal health coverage This article was published in BMJ Open [© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.] and the definite version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024509 The Journal's website is at: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/7/e024509 Objective This study was conducted to explore how and whether, the strategic grants made by the Rockefeller Foundation (RF) in different sectors of health systems in the inception phase were able to ‘connect the dots’ for ‘generating a momentum for Universal Health Coverage (UHC)’ in the country. Design Cross-sectional descriptive study, using document review and qualitative methods. Setting Bangladesh, 17 UHC-related projects funded by the RF Transforming Health Systems (THS) initiative during 2010–2013. Data Available reports of the completed and on-going UHC projects, policy documents of the government relevant to UHC, key-informant interviews and feedback from grant recipients and relevant stakeholders in the policy and practice. Outcome measures Key policy initiatives undertaken for implementing UHC activities by the government post grants disbursement. Results The RF THS grants simultaneously targeted and connected the academia, the public and non-profit development sectors and news media for awarenessbuilding and advocacy on UHC, develop relevant policies and capacity for implementation including evidence generation. This strategy helped relevant stakeholders to come together to discuss and debate the core concepts, scopes and modalities of UHC in an attempt to reach a consensus. Additionally, experiences gained from implementation of the pilot projects helped in identifying possible entry points for initiating UHC activities in a low resource setting like Bangladesh. Conclusions During early years of UHC-related activities in Bangladesh, strategic investments of the RF THS initiative played a catalytic role in sensitising and mobilising different constituencies for concerted activities and undertaking necessary first steps. Learnings from this strategy may be of help to countries under similar conditions of ‘low resource, apparent commitment, but poor governance,’ on their journey towards UHC. Published 2022-04-03T04:42:02Z 2022-04-03T04:42:02Z 2019 2019-07-17 Journal Article Ahmed, S. M., Rawal, L. B., Naher, N., & Hossain, T. (2019). 'Connecting the dots' for generating a momentum for Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional descriptive study. BMJ open, 9(7), e024509. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024509 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16502 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024509 en_US https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/7/e024509 BMJ Open application/pdf BMJ Journals
institution Brac University
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language en_US
topic Bangladesh
Rockefeller Foundation
Health systems strengthening
Transforming health systems
Universal health coverage
spellingShingle Bangladesh
Rockefeller Foundation
Health systems strengthening
Transforming health systems
Universal health coverage
Ahmed, Syed Masud
Rawal, Lal B
Naher, Nahitun
Hossain, Tarek
‘Connecting the dots’ for generating a momentum for Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional descriptive study
description This article was published in BMJ Open [© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.] and the definite version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024509 The Journal's website is at: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/7/e024509
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