Pathways to Reduce Household Out-of-Pocket Expenditure

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dc.creatorBonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia
dc.creatorHossain, Md. Rafi
dc.creatorMahmud, Md. Shahadt Hossain
dc.creatorAmin, Md. Nural
dc.creatorSarker, Mohammad Abul Bashar
dc.creatorSadat, Muhammad Anwar
dc.creatorPaul, Subrata
dc.creatorAhmed, Shakil
dc.creatorBegum, Tahmina
dc.creatorSmith, Owen
dc.creatorKumar, Anurag
dc.date2021-06-03T19:25:15Z
dc.date2021-06-03T19:25:15Z
dc.date2020-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:38:18Z
dc.descriptionBangladesh allocates a much smaller share of the government budget to health than countries of similar income level. Reallocation is politically challenging but could offer the biggest potential source of fiscal space for health, larger than the space that economic growth can bring. How those additional resources are used, is also important to improve financial protection. Improving the readiness of the public health care network to provide quality care, particularly at primary health care level, could reduce the use of alternative providers, thereby reducing the need for OOP payments. Ensuring the functionality of community clinics, union level facilities, and upazila health complexes, including a revision of their opening hours would also contribute towards this goal. Ensuring access to pharmaceutical products, particularly for essential NCD-related drugs, at affordable prices could also contribute to a reduction in households OOP payments. In addition to these supply-side interventions, the government could consider demand-side programs where resources follow the patient. For instance, given the large needs and the little resources available, an important pathway to reduce OOP payments while decreasing inequalities would be better targeting public subsidies to the poor and vulnerable. Finally, improving public financial management, policies, and governance will also contribute to the effective use of existing and any additional resources for health.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/327271622015842654/Pathways-to-Reduce-Household-Out-of-Pocket-Expenditure
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35658
dc.identifier10.1596/35658
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/407975
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationHealth, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectHEALTH SPENDING
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectOUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE
dc.subjectHEALTH COST
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPOOLED FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.titlePathways to Reduce Household Out-of-Pocket Expenditure
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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