Health Governance in Bangladesh
Department of Public Administration
Dhaka University
Assignment Topic: Health Governance in Bangladesh
Submitted to
Abu Hossain Muhammad Ahsan
Assistant Professor
Dept of Public Administration
Dhaka University.
Submitted by
Dilruba Islam
Dept of Public Administration
3rd Batch, 6th Semester
Class roll: rk-18
Introduction
Public policy making is not only a simple function, but also a process where different actors interact and try their best to influence the policy. Policy process and dynamics of politics is interrelated. The main aim of this assignment is to uncover the dynamics of politics in the agenda setting of the health governance of Bangladesh through investigation of the role of deferent actors. In every policy process politics play an important role in idea generation, formulation and implementation. Policy reform in health sector is not different from other policy reforms. In the process of health policy making of any country, different actors try to bring the governance in their favor through playing significant role. This interaction of deferent actors in governance is known as politics of public policy. In the complex political process of health sector reform viability of special agenda, type of changes in policy reform, vision of national politics play an important role. In Bangladesh, health is one of the most important sectors since good health ensure more social and economic production and good quality of life. Beyond debate, priority of the health sector is forefront in the development discourse, even though, ‘health sector’ it is associated with multi sectoral factors and actors. Thus, making implementation of health sector policy requires interplay of actors and factors from different sectors and levels: local, national, regional and international.
Health situation in Bangladesh
Till today, health situation in Bangladesh is not quite satisfactory. Lack of broad national health policy or policy vacuum,
Dhaka University
Assignment Topic: Health Governance in Bangladesh
Submitted to
Abu Hossain Muhammad Ahsan
Assistant Professor
Dept of Public Administration
Dhaka University.
Submitted by
Dilruba Islam
Dept of Public Administration
3rd Batch, 6th Semester
Class roll: rk-18
Introduction
Public policy making is not only a simple function, but also a process where different actors interact and try their best to influence the policy. Policy process and dynamics of politics is interrelated. The main aim of this assignment is to uncover the dynamics of politics in the agenda setting of the health governance of Bangladesh through investigation of the role of deferent actors. In every policy process politics play an important role in idea generation, formulation and implementation. Policy reform in health sector is not different from other policy reforms. In the process of health policy making of any country, different actors try to bring the governance in their favor through playing significant role. This interaction of deferent actors in governance is known as politics of public policy. In the complex political process of health sector reform viability of special agenda, type of changes in policy reform, vision of national politics play an important role. In Bangladesh, health is one of the most important sectors since good health ensure more social and economic production and good quality of life. Beyond debate, priority of the health sector is forefront in the development discourse, even though, ‘health sector’ it is associated with multi sectoral factors and actors. Thus, making implementation of health sector policy requires interplay of actors and factors from different sectors and levels: local, national, regional and international.
Health situation in Bangladesh
Till today, health situation in Bangladesh is not quite satisfactory. Lack of broad national health policy or policy vacuum,
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