The General Service Readiness in Health Facilities: Evidence based on Bangladesh Health Facility Survey, 2017 Data

Abstract

Although health outcomes have improved in the past few decades, still Bangladesh is working towards the target of sustainable goal 3 (SGD 3). In the recent age, anew insight is at hand thathaving access to the health care is not that having the quality care. Increasing people expectations, health need and determined new health goals are raising the agenda for health systems to insure better health outcomes and bigger social value. The objective of the study is to give center attention to the percentage attended in basic amenities as well as the average percentage of general service readiness to ensure high quality health systems for Bangladesh in the SDG era. IN this study different domains of general service readiness of high quality care are explored, found different resource constrains and suggestions are given to improve quality care. This study found that the average general service readiness score of health facilities in Bangladesh is 47.202 %( basic amenities= 47.1667 %, basic equipment =78.55%, diagnostic capacity = 10.7833%,for standard precaution is 53.712% and essential medicine = 45.8%).Main concern should be given for the healthcare in the primary level especially for the community clinics and the rural public facilities.