Muddling through
Limitations and challenges of the health policy process in Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12911121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Habib Zafarullah (0000-0002-4451-2855, University of New England, corresponding author), Bijoy Kumar Banik (University of Rajshahi) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 211-226 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-6242 • E-ISSN: 1751-6234 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17516234.2015.1082690 |
| OpenAlex | W2325894908 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article is an attempt to analyse health-related policies in Bangladesh in the light of the policy cycle. It explores how health policies have been developed and implemented in the specific Bangladeshi context. Formulating a comprehensive health policy has been difficult despite several trials and experiments. Generally, a highly centralized top-down approach has been followed with the policy process conditioned by partisanism, bureaucratization and non-participation. The influence of internal and external forces in agenda setting has been apparent and prioritizing of policy options has happened without adequate research and analyses. The failure to effectively implement policies has been due to absence of sincere political will, resistance of different professional and pressure groups, mal-coordination among implementing agencies and inadequacy of policy evaluation and impact assessment. These factors create obstacles toward adopting an integrated holistic national health policy with proper strategies for implementation
Bureaucracy · Business · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Process management · Public economics · Public relations · Resistance (ecology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Computer Science · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Public Administration · Health Policy
Social systems and the evolution of action theory
Human Development Report 2003
Health Policy, Programmes and System in Bangladesh
Nutrition agenda setting, policy formulation and implementation
Bangladesh pharmaceutical policy and politics
Bureaucratic accountability in Bangladesh
Bureaucratic Elitism in Bangladesh
Administrative Culture in Bangladesh
Doing' health policy analysis
The rhetoric of sector-wide approaches for health development
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |