Health Bulletin 2007

201 Pages·2010·3.13 MB·English

Board of Publication

Chief Advisor: Dr. Md. Shahjahan Biswas,
Director General, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS),
Mohakhali, Dhaka.

Advisors: 1. Dr. Md. Muzaffar Hossain,
Director, Administration, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
2. Dr. Saleh Muhammad Rafique,
Director, Primary Health Care, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
3. Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam,
Director, Planning & Research, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
4. Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain Bhuiyan,
Director, Hospital, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
5. Prof. Dr. Moazzem Hossain ,
Director, Disease Control, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
6. Dr. Md. Moazzam Hossain,
Ex Director, MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
7. Dr. Ranjit Kumar Dey, N.P.O., WHO.

Chief Editor: Dr. Md. Abdul Jalil PK,
Line Director, Management Information System (MIS),
DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

Editors: 1. Dr. Md. Ansar Ali,
Chief (HIU), MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
2. Dr. Abu Zamil Hussain Imam,
Deputy Director, MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
3. Dr. AFM Nowsher Ali,
Deputy Chief (Medical), MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
4. Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam,
Asstt. Director, MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
5. Dr. Wahidul Mowla,
Deputy Program Manager (DPM), MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
6. Dr. Munir Ahmed,
Asstt. Chief (Medical), MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
7. Mr. Moinuddin Ahmad Bhuiyan,
System Analyst, MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
8. Engr. Sukhendu Shekhor Roy,
Programmer, MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

Compiled and Analyzed by: Mr. Md. Ashraful Islam Babul,
Deputy Chief (Non-Medical), MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

Associate Editors: 1. Mr. Burhan uddin Ahmad,
Asstt. Programmer, MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
2. Mr. Fakhrul Islam Khan,
Statistician, MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

Assisted Person: Mr. Md. Mahfuzur Rahman,
Data Entry Operator, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

Implemented by: Management Information System (MIS),
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Mohakhali, Dhaka.

Supported by: World Health Organization (WHO), Bangladesh.

For further information: Phone:-(8802) 8816459
Management Information System(MIS), Fax: [phone]
Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS) E-mail: [email protected]
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Web Site : www.dghs.org.bd

ACRONYMS

ANC Ante-natal Care
Anes Anaesthesiology
BMA Bangladesh Medical Association
BMI Body Mass Index
BSA Bangladesh Society of Anaesthesiology
CDC Communicable Disease Control
CMSD Central Medical Stores Depot
CPR Contraceptive Prevalence Rate
C-section Caesarean Section
CSO Community Support Organization
DGFP Directorate General of Family Planning
DGHS Directorate General of Health Services
DH District Hospital
DMCH Dhaka Medical College Hospital
EmOC Emergency Obstetric Care
EPI Expanded Program on Immunization
ESD Essential Service Delivery
FWA Family Welfare Assistant
GOB Government of Bangladesh
HA Health Assistant
HEB Health Education Bureau
HIU Health Information Unit
HMPD Health Manpower Development
HNPSP Health Nutrition & Population Sector Program
HOSP Hospital
HR Human Resource
IEDCR Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control & Research
IHT Institute of Health Technology
IPGMR Institute of Post Graduate Medicine and Research
IPHN Institute of Public Health Nutrition
IPH Institute of Public Health
LBW Low Birth Weight
LLP Local Level Planning
M&PDC Malaria & Paracytic Disease Control
MATS Medical Assistant Training School
MBDC Mycobacterial Disease Control
MCH Maternal and Child Health
MCH Medical College Hospital
MCWC Maternal and Child Welfare Center
MDG Millennium Development Goals
MIS Management Information System
MMR Maternal Mortality Rate/Ratio
MNH Maternal and Neonatal Services
MO Medical Officer
MOHFW Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
MP Member of Parliament
MSD Medical Sub Depot
NICVD National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
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ACRONYMS
NIDCH National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital
NIKDU National Institute of Kidney Diseases & Urology
NIMH&R National Institute of Mental Health and Research
NIO National Institute of Ophthalmology
NIPSOM National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine
NITOR National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopadic Rehabilitation
OG Obstetrics and Gynaecology
OGSB Obstetric & Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh
PHC Primary Health Care
PNC Post-Natal Care
PPP Public Private Partnership
PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper
RIHD Rehabilitation Institute and Hospital for Disabled
Rtd Retired
SBA Skilled Births Attendant
SSH Shaheed Sohrawardy Hospital
SZMCH Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital
UH&FWC Union Health and Family Welfare Center
UHC Upazilla Health Complex
UN United Nations
UNFPA United Nation Fund for Population Activity
UNICEF United Nation International Children Emergency Fund
VAW Violence Against Women
WHO World Health Organization

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BANGLADESH : BASIC INFORMATION – 2005

Name of Activities Unit Source and Year
A. GEOGRAPHY
1 Location Between 20°34 and
26°38 north latitude
and between 80°01
and 92°41 east
longitude.
147,570 Sq.Km.
2 Area (Sq.Km.)
(56977 Sq. miles)
3 Forest Area (in 100%) 14.0
4 Total Cropped Area (in %) 71.4
5 Standard Time GMT + 6 hrs
6 Rainfall (Annual Variation in cm.) 119-147
B. ADMINISTRATION
7 Division 6 Statistical Pocket Book
Bangladesh 2006, BBS
8 Districts 64
9 Upazila/Thana 507
10 Union 4,484
11 Mouza 59,990
12 Village (approximately) 87,310
13 Household (in million) 25.49
14 Average size of Household 4.8 SVRS, 2004, BBS
C. DEMOGRAPHY
15 Population (2001 Census) Total 123.375 million
Statistical Pocket Book
Male 63.90 million
Bangladesh 2006, BBS
Female 59.96 million
16 Population (2005 Estimated) Total 138.60 million
Statistical Pocket Book
Male 71.00 million
Bangladesh 2006, BBS
Female 67.60 million
17 Sex Ratio (M : F) 105.2 : 100 SVRS, 2004, BBS
18 Under 5 Population (in %) 11.7 SVRS, 2004, BBS
19 Under 15 Population (in %) 37.8 SVRS, 2004, BBS
20 Female Population (15-49 yrs in %) 51.7 SVRS, 2004, BBS
21 Populaton (60 yrs + in %) 6.2 SVRS, 2004, BBS
22 Population Denisity per sq.km. 926 SVRS, 2004, BBS
23 Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 pop.) 20.8 SVRS, 2004, BBS
24 Crude Death Rate (Per 1,000 pop.) 5.8 SVRS, 2004, BBS
25 Population Growth Rate (%) 1.42 SVRS, 2004, BBS
26 Total Fertility Rate (birth per women) 2.51 SVRS, 2004, BBS
27 Gross Reproduction rate 1.21 SVRS, 2004, BBS
28 Net Reproduction rate 1.18 SVRS, 2004, BBS
29 Urban Population (in millons) 32.4 SVRS, 2004, BBS
30 Life Expectancy at Birth Total 65.1 years SVRS, 2004, BBS
Male 64.4 years SVRS, 2004, BBS
Female 65.7 years SVRS, 2004, BBS
31 Mean Age at First Marriage Total 21.95 years SVRS, 2004, BBS
Male 25.31 years SVRS, 2004, BBS
Female 19.03 years SVRS, 2004, BBS
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