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Review
. 2014 Sep 22;11(9):e1001722.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001722. eCollection 2014 Sep.

Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh

Tanvir Huda  1 , Jahangir A M Khan  2 , Karar Zunaid Ahsan  3 , Kanta Jamil  4 , Shams El Arifeen  2
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Review

Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh

Tanvir Huda et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

This paper is a country case study for the Universal Health Coverage Collection, organized by WHO. Tanvir Mahmudul Huda and colleagues illustrate progress towards UHC and its monitoring and evaluation in Bangladesh.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Trends in health care expenditure 1997–2007 .
Figure 2
Figure 2. Hypertension and diabetes awareness and treatment status in women age 35 and over.
(a) The percent of women who have hypertension (defined as blood pressure values of systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mmHg) and diabetes (defined as fasting plasma glucose levels greater than or equal to 7.0 mmol/l) but not aware of the condition. (b) The percent of women who are aware of their condition but not taking medicine. (c) The percent of women who are aware of their condition, taking medication, but the condition is not under control. (d) The percent of women who are aware of their condition, taking medication, and the condition is under control (receiving effective treatment) .
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