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Distribution of Districts Based on Scores in Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health services during the COVID-19 pandemic

Two-thirds of districts got moderate scores while one-fifth got high scores in providing health services: The scorecard on health services during the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that no district got either very low or very high scores. Around two-thirds of districts got moderate scores (41-60%) while only one-fifth of the districts (13 districts) got high scores (61-80%). However, nine districts got low scores (21-40%). In terms of ensuring inclusive health services Norail (30.18%), Nilphamari (30.18%), Feni (30.91%), Tangail (35.64%) and Munshiganj (35.64%) are the five districts that scored the lowest. Gaibandha (36.10%), Rangpur (39.09%), Narsingdi (39.27%) and Thakurgaon (39.39%) also fall under the category of low scored districts in providing health service to marginalised people during COVID-19 pandemic.

 
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Distribution of Districts Based on Scores in Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Sustainable Development Goals

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3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Significant strides have been made in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal mortality. Major progress has been made on increasing access to clean water and sanitation, reducing malaria, tuberculosis, polio and the spread of HIV/AIDS. However, many more efforts are needed to fully eradicate a wide range of diseases and address many different persistent and emerging health issues.

Related Distribution of Districts Based on Scores in Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic Targets

3.3

By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

3.8

Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all