SHARE Bangladesh - Community Participation in Health Management in Bangladesh
Discussion details
The SHARE project in Bangladesh has been engaged in strengthening the national health management information system and in developing dashboards and other tools for visualizing health and management information. Hundreds of health managers in the country were trained in using information for decision-making (D4D, Data for Decision Making). Through monitoring a series of indicators, the project can monitor how management is improving in health facilities, districts and regions.
In the context of transparency, data are available for the general public via the website of the Directorate General of Health Services[1]. Community groups and policy makers were trained to analyse data from the health sector and interact with health facility staff on performance management. In this regard, a community support committee was formed in Manpura Upazilla Health Complex, that, together with the management of the health facility, monitors progress and discusses ways to meet the gaps of health services in Manpura Upazilla Health Complex. Community support has resulted in financial contributions and better performance of the facility. Through the institutionalised monitoring system, it was possible to measure impacts of community participation. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is now promoting this model of engagement in other districts and regions. Through its direct contact with several trained managers, the project staff is showing the proven model of community engagement in Chowgacha, to improve their own hospitals and facilities.
SHARE(Strengthening Health Applying Research Evidence) is a project of icddr,b Bangladesh, Directorate General Health Services, Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research, Bangabandu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, and University College London, England.
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