Despite Bangladesh’s improving economic outlook, public investment in health remains low, with high Out-of-Pocket (OOP) expenses and per capita spending (USD 42) falling short of WHO recommendations. Although some health indicators are progressing, issues like neonatal mortality and malnutrition persist, highlighting the need for increased government funding. However, challenges around fund absorption, efficiency, and accountability

Urbanization is a prevailing global phenomenon, resulting in pronounced disparities in resource allocation and health outcomes within urban areas, notably in South Asia. The role of media in shaping policy agendas remains understudied, particularly regarding its impact on urban health policy formulation. Our study seeks to explore the interplay between media coverage, research evidence, and

Different types of tools have been developed to measure health status of adults around the world which are widely used in developing and developed countries and they are playing an important in improving the quality of health services. EQ-5D-3L and 5L are such kind of health related data collection tools simple questions which have been

We are studying the quality of life in children and adolescents to help improve healthcare decisions. To do this, we use a simple tool called EuroQoL, which measures health. There is a special version of this tool for children, called EQ-5D-Y, and a Bangla version of the 3-level tool is being tested in Bangladesh. In

Currently, various questionnaires/tools have been developed to measure and assess the health status of children and adolescents around the world, which are used to improve the quality of healthcare in developed and developing countries. The EQ-5D is a simple and common questionnaire that is widely used to measure the health of adults in developed and