Community-based approaches and partnerships: innovations in health-service delivery in Bangladesh

Addressing Social Innovation in the Malaysian Knowledge Transfer Program: Gaining a Preliminary Insight

“…Moreover, [31] and [32] highlighted that social innovation with the presence of superior knowledge resource leads to the introduction of superior products, processes and services that have a multiplier effects on the economic value in terms of profit maximization, market share monopoly and enhance private performance. [33], also showed the positive effect of social innovation and knowledge resource on the issues of social health. Knowledge resource leads to the establishment of superior medical products that can improve and enhance people's health.…”

“…In addition, both elements act as a driver of change in healthcare practice which leads to greater public awareness of health risks and benefits. A part from that, the establishment of advance medical products, processes and services have also contribute massively to the industry partners in terms of commercial and private returns that stimulates economic growth [33]. Furthermore, according to [35] [36] and [37], the association of social innovation and knowledge resource creates a superior products, process and services that leads to generating new jobs creation, enhance human capital and skills and also enhance social integrations and formalization for a better quality of working life.…”

Comparison and Analysis of Health Care Delivery Systems: Pakistan versus Bangladesh

“…Though, HCDS has expanded its reach despite the people of rural areas remains with little access to facilities [8]. Moreover, the HCDS of Bangladesh is challenged with governance, finances, human resources, service delivery, technology, manpower, and essential supplies like medicines [15].…”

Child survival revolutions revisited – lessons learned from Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Rwanda and Vietnam

“…The Bangladesh community health workers including those called Shasthya Shebikas have been potent agents for achieving almost universal immunisation coverage, the world's highest coverage of oral rehydration therapy use, the success of the family planning programme 26 and successful experiments that provide community‐based management for sick newborn infants 27. Community health workers appear in different guises and may deliver impressive results if they are given well‐defined tasks and are properly trained and supervised, remunerated and integrated into a functioning health system 28.…”