Dhaka: Bangladesh has yet to ensure the necessary number of Emergency Obstetric and New-born Care (EmONC) for the treatment and management of birth-related complications in the district level health facilities, a recent study has found.
According to United Nation guidelines, there should be at least five EmONC facilities for every 5 lakh people, where Bangladesh only has 2.5 EmONC facilities.
The observations were revealed February 17 at the ICDDRB’s Sasakawa auditorium in a dissemination seminar titled “A Needs Assessment Study for EmONC Services in Selected 24 districts in Bangladesh,” conducted by the Center for Equity and Health System of the ICDDRB. |
