MOHFW <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> NGOs, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> separately for SMC. However,about half of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> upazilas still do not have proper storagefacilities, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> generally keep <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir supplies <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> a smallroom <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> Upazila Health Complexes or at Upazila ParisadBuild<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>gs (subdistrict adm<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>istrative complex), where it isnot possible to follow basic storage pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ciples. Fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>crease <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>traceptive requirements could result <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>warehous<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g system experienc<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g a shortage of space.The government undertook a number of measures tosimplify <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> modernize <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> public procurement policy<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> procedures <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> order to m<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>imize delays. Despite thoseefforts, delays c<strong>on</strong>t<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ue to hamper <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> procurement process.Delays arise largely due to: (a) limited technical capacity of<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> DGFP <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> MOHFW officials <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Tender Evaluati<strong>on</strong>Committee (TEC) members; (b) high staff turnover atDGFP <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> MOHFW; (c) c<strong>on</strong>siderable time <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>volvementfor <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MOHFW <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> World Bank Review Process; <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>(d) lengthy time for decisi<strong>on</strong>-mak<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g by MOHFW <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>World Bank officials.The high turnover of tra<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed procurement staff <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> seniormanagement staff creates a knowledge <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> experience gap,limit<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> capacity of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MOHFW/DGFP to carry outtimely <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> effective procurement. Also, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> TEC membersdo not have <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> requisite knowledge for prepar<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>gacceptable bid evaluati<strong>on</strong> reports.Lack of adequate supportfor behavioural changecommunicati<strong>on</strong>Communicati<strong>on</strong> is an <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>tegral part of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> FP programme,facilitat<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g exchange of <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>formati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> ideas to promote<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> susta<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> behavioural changes am<strong>on</strong>g differentpopulati<strong>on</strong> groups towards <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> small family size norm <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>promote <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use of c<strong>on</strong>tracepti<strong>on</strong>.The Informati<strong>on</strong>, Educati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Motivati<strong>on</strong> Unit of DGFPprepares various types of communicati<strong>on</strong> materials, suchas posters, h<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>bills, billboards, short televisi<strong>on</strong> serials,dramas, radio j<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>gles <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> advertisements; however, mostsuch materials are outdated <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> not tailored to meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>specific needs of different client groups. Also, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re is noseparate cadre of officials at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> district level for behaviouralchange communicati<strong>on</strong> activities.The major behavioural change communicati<strong>on</strong> objectivesunder HNPSP <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>clude: (a) encourag<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g users not todisc<strong>on</strong>t<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ue FP use without valid reas<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to c<strong>on</strong>t<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>uewith <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> opti<strong>on</strong> to use o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r FP methods; (b) develop<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>gpositive attitudes am<strong>on</strong>g people about l<strong>on</strong>ger-act<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>permanent methods <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> promot<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g male participati<strong>on</strong>;(c) extend<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g behavioural change communicati<strong>on</strong>activities to hard-to-reach areas, urban slum dwellers<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> disadvantaged populati<strong>on</strong> groups; <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> (d) <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>creas<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>gbehavioural change communicati<strong>on</strong> knowledge am<strong>on</strong>gservice providers for better counsel<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> good-qualitycare services. The key strategies <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>clude: (a) streng<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>gbehavioural change communicati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>terventi<strong>on</strong>sat service centres, (b) improv<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>terpers<strong>on</strong>alcommunicati<strong>on</strong> skills of service providers, (c) develop<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> dissem<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>at<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g appropriate messages us<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g a media mix,(d) develop<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g advocacy programmes for policymakers<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r stakeholders, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> (e) promot<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g l<strong>on</strong>ger-act<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> permanent methods (GOB, 2008a). To achieve <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>goals <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> objectives outl<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> HNPSP, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> governmentdeveloped its Adolescent Reproductive Health Strategy(GOB, 2006b) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Communicati<strong>on</strong> Strategy for<str<strong>on</strong>g>Family</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Plann<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Reproductive Health (GOB, 2008b).Although such strategy documents, as well as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> previousstrategy documents (for example, see Khuda et al., 1993a),are quite comprehensive, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir implementati<strong>on</strong> has hardlybegun. Accord<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> DGFP officials c<strong>on</strong>cerned, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>major c<strong>on</strong>stra<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ts to implementati<strong>on</strong> of such strategies<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>clude: (a) lack of adequate support from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> higherlevel decisi<strong>on</strong>-makers, (b) <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>adequate fund<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g, (c) lackof adequate numbers of tra<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed staff, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> (d) <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> limitedcapacity of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> DGFP pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>t<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g press to pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>t differenttypes of behavioural change communicati<strong>on</strong> materials. Asa result, both FP users <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> service providers have not beenable to ga<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> access to relevant <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>formati<strong>on</strong> from a coherentnati<strong>on</strong>al behavioural change communicati<strong>on</strong> programme,which promotes small family size norms, counters clients’mis<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>formati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> misc<strong>on</strong>cepti<strong>on</strong>s, provides clients with<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>formati<strong>on</strong> regard<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g where services are available, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>forms couples about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir FP opti<strong>on</strong>s. C<strong>on</strong>sequently,basic knowledge of FP methods is low. Provider knowledgeis relatively low, result<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> poor quality of service, which,<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> turn, leads to <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>effective use of FP methods, unwantedpregnancies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>creased use of menstrual regulati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>aborti<strong>on</strong> (see also Alaudd<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> et al., 2010).Limited fund<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> actualexpenditureTotal health expenditure (THE) was estimated at Tk.159.91 billi<strong>on</strong> (US$ 2.32 billi<strong>on</strong>) <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2007, up from Tk.73.8 billi<strong>on</strong> (US$ 1.4 billi<strong>on</strong>) <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2001 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Tk. 48.47billi<strong>on</strong> (US$ 1.1 billi<strong>on</strong>) <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1997. THE as a percentageof GDP was 2.7 per cent dur<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> period 1997-2000;it <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>creased to 3.4 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2007. Per capita spend<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g<strong>on</strong> health <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>creased from Tk. 391 (US$ 9) <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1997 toTk. 1,111 (US$ 16) <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2007, <strong>on</strong>e of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> lowest levels <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world. Bangladesh’s public expenditure c<strong>on</strong>stitutes 26per cent of THE, which is similar to that of India (25%).Private expenditure as a percentage of THE account for 74per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> Bangladesh, 83 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pakistan <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 52 percent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> Sri Lanka (GOB, 2010d).116
Households pay <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> major share of health expenditures<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> Bangladesh; <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir relative share has <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>creased from57 per cent of THE <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1997 to 65 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2007.The government is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sec<strong>on</strong>d largest f<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>anc<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g agent,account<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g for 26 per cent of THE <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2007, with its sharedecl<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g from 36 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1997.For public sector f<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>anc<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g, MOHFW serves as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> primaryf<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ancial <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>termediary of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> government, receiv<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g fundsfrom <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> M<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>istry of F<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ance. Of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> total amount ofpublic sector health f<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>anc<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g, MOHFW’s share was Tk.40.1 billi<strong>on</strong> (US$ 581 milli<strong>on</strong>), which is 97 per cent of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>total public f<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>anc<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2007. MOHFW uses <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se fundsprimarily by disburs<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m to those units provid<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ghealth care. In additi<strong>on</strong> to its own providers, throughtransfers <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> grants-<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>-aid to NGOs, MOHFW supports<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> health, FP <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> maternal <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> child health activities ofNGOs (GOB, 2010d).The estimated budget for HNPSP (2003-2011) is Tk.3,738,411.05 lacs 5 , of which Tk. 2,081,764.52 lacs (56%)is from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> government revenue budget, Tk. 629,911.82lacs (17%) from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> government development budget,<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Tk. 1,026,734.71 lacs (27%) from project aid. For<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development budget, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> government’s share is 38per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> that of development partners is 62 per cent.Out of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development budget of Tk. 1,656,647, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>share of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> FP <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> maternal, child <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> RH programmeis Tk. 357,129 (22%) of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> total development budget –Tk. 98,662 lacs (16%) from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> government developmentbudget <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Tk. 258,467 (25%) from project aid. Of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>total amount allocated to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> FP <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> maternal, child <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>RH programme, FP service delivery accounts for 56 percent, while it accounts for <strong>on</strong>ly 12 per cent of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> totaldevelopment budget allocated to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> health, populati<strong>on</strong><str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> nutriti<strong>on</strong> sector (GOB, 2008a).Dur<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g 2003/04 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2009/10, actual expenditure from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>revenue budget was over 90 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> most years, exceptfor 2005/06 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2008/09. However, expenditure from<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development budget did not follow any clear pattern,rang<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g between 62 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2008/09 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 89 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>2004/05 (see Table 2). Thus, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> allocati<strong>on</strong> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> FP <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>maternal, child <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> RH programme is <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>adequate, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>programme is unable to spend <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> funds allocated to it,<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>reby not be<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g able to achieve <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> desired programmeobjectives. Inefficiencies <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> public spend<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g rema<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>health sector’s most immediate challenge. Widespreadsystem <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>efficiencies, weak plann<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g capacity <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> anoverly centralized approval process lead to underspend<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>gof available funds. Fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r, weak accountability, limitedimplementati<strong>on</strong> capacity <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> weak governance <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>evitablylead to underperformance <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> delivery of public services(World Bank, 2010).The way forwardGiven <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> major gaps faced by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Bangladesh <str<strong>on</strong>g>Family</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>Plann<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g</str<strong>on</strong>g> Programme discussed <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> preced<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g secti<strong>on</strong>of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> present paper 6 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> identificati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> major<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>terventi<strong>on</strong>s of HPNSSP, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re is a need to adopt <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>effectively implement <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> follow<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g strategies to reverse<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> slow<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g down <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rate of <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>crease <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> CPR <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>c<strong>on</strong>sequent stall<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>/or near stagnati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> fertilitydecl<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>e.Need to develop a supportive <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>proactive policy envir<strong>on</strong>mentThere is no doubt <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Bangladesh <str<strong>on</strong>g>Family</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Plann<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g</str<strong>on</strong>g>Programme has lost much of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> focus <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> priority ithad received until <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mid-1990s. To fully achieve itsdevelopment objectives <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> br<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> desiredreducti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> poverty levels, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> government should givehigh priority to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> FP <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> RH programme <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> makeit an <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>tegral part of its overall development agenda;o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rwise, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> demographic challenges it faces will impedeits overall development goals <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> objectives. Hence, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>reis clearly a need to develop a supportive <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> proactivepolicy envir<strong>on</strong>ment by sensitiz<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> political leadership<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r stakeholders about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> grave dangers of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>c<strong>on</strong>t<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ued relatively high populati<strong>on</strong> growth rate <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>country. Also, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re is a need for a more <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>clusive strategy,<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>volv<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g greater <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>volvement <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> participati<strong>on</strong> of allo<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r m<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>istries c<strong>on</strong>cerned, NGOs, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> private sector <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>professi<strong>on</strong>al groups. The political leadership should renewits commitment to c<strong>on</strong>ta<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rate of populati<strong>on</strong> growth,as it had until <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mid-1990s, <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>stead of putt<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> issue<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> backburner.With <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> end<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g of HNPSP <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> June 2011, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>government was <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>volved <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> design<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g its next five-yearHealth, Populati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nutriti<strong>on</strong> Sector Strategic Plan(HPNSSP), which would c<strong>on</strong>clude <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2016. That Planrecognizes <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> demographic challenges faced by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>country. The overall objective is to achieve replacementlevel fertility by 2016. The Plan is aimed at rais<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g CPR to75 per cent from 56 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2007 (GOB, 2010e). Thetarget appears ambitious, imply<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g a 2 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>crease <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>CPR annually. However, given <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>siderable unmet needfor c<strong>on</strong>tracepti<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> target can be achieved, though withmajor modificati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> overhaul<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> programme.HPNSSP has identified a number of <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>terventi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>modificati<strong>on</strong>s to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> FP programme aimed at facilitat<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ga fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r decl<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> fertility. These <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>clude <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> need to:(a) promote <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>creased use of FP before <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> first birth; (b)provide better counsel<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <strong>on</strong> side effects; (c) hire additi<strong>on</strong>alfieldworkers <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> low-perform<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g regi<strong>on</strong>s; (d) hire, tra<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>update programme pers<strong>on</strong>nel; (e) improve delivery ofFP as part of post-aborti<strong>on</strong> care; (f ) use different servicedelivery approaches for different geographic regi<strong>on</strong>s; (g)117
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