| Article ID: | iaor20104771 |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| Start Page Number: | 1 |
| End Page Number: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Journal: | Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation |
| Authors: | Alam Khurshid, Ahmed Shakil |
| Keywords: | developing countries |
[Background] Little is known about the cost recovery of primary health care facilities in Bangladesh. This study estimated the cost recovery of a primary health care facility run by Building Resources Across Community (BRAC), a large NGO in Bangladesh, for the period of July 2004 - June 2005. This health facility is one of the seven upgraded BRAC facilities providing emergency obstetric care and is typical of the government and private primary health care facilities in Bangladesh. Given the current maternal and child mortality in Bangladesh and the challenges to addressing health-related related Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets the financial sustainability of such facilities is crucial.