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Bangladesh National HNPSP (health nutrition and population sector) Programs
Bangladesh National HNPSP (health nutrition and population sector) Programs
The Bangladesh government has drafted a conceptual framework for HNPSP for the period July 2003-June 2006. This is the policy base of the HNPSP upon which the Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) will be developed and implemented. The 8 objectives of the programme are
1) reducing maternal mortality ratio,
2) reducing total fertility rate,
3) reducing malnutrition.
4) Reducing infant and under-five mortality,
5) reducing the burden of TB.
6) Ensuring essential services through close-to-client (CTC) facilities.
7) Improving access to and quality of care of secondary and tertiary hospitals.
8) Control of communicable diseases, including kala-azar, dengue, leprosy, STD and HIV/AIDS.
Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Programme
Goal and Purpose of HNPSP the stated goalof HNPSP is “sustainable improvement of the health, nutrition and family welfare status of the population of Bangladesh, especially of vulnerable groups, i.e., the poor, women and children and the elderly.”
National Policy Review Forum 2003 Health, Nutrition and Population Policy 14 The stated purpose of the programme is “to increase the availability and utilization of user centre effective, efficient, equitable, affordable and accessible quality services for a defined. Essential Services Package plus other selected services.”
According to the HNPSP document, the priority objectives of the programme are to achieve the targets set in the Millennium Development Goals. The main objectives are the following:
1. Reducing maternal mortality ratio
2. Reducing total fertility rate
3. Reducing malnutrition
4. Reducing infant and under-five mortality
5. Reducing the burden of TB
6. Ensuring essential services through close-to-client (CTC) facilities
7. Improving access to and quality of care of secondary and tertiary hospitals
8. Control of communicable diseases, including kala-azar, dengue, leprosy. STD and HIV/AIDS.
Major intentions Planned
The HNPSP document contains details of the interventions that are planned to be carried out inthe HNP sector during July 2003-June 2006. A list of the major interventions is given below. These will be further elaborated in the PIP document, which is at the stage of being finalized.
1. Essential services delivery.
2. Up-gradation of physical facilities and staff deployment.
3. District level hospital and specialized referral institutions.
4. Public health intervention and related inter-sectoral coordination.
5. Addressing population momentum.
6. Health system support
7. Addressing health of specific target groups/areas.
8. Urban health.
9. Promoting public-private NGO partnership.
10. Human resource planning management.
11. Preservice education.
12. In service training.
13. Pro-poor health services.
14. Facilitating access by women and poor.
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