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Assignment 2: Lending Institutions, Health Care, and Human Capital

Dorothy Bradley-Shelton
Professor John R. Cronin
SOC 300 - Sociology of Developing Countries
March 8, 2015

From a perilous beginning, Bangladesh has attained notable advancements in economic and social development in about four decades. Since it won its independent in 1971 following a bloody war, many, in the international community were doubtful about the country’s long-term economic sustainability. Some observers predicted a state of continuing aid dependency, while others believed if a country with such enormous and innumerable development problems as Bangladesh could make strides in development, then possibly other developing countries could as …show more content…

Bangladesh has also made considerable improvements in other areas as well, such as the infant mortality and life expectancy rate. Bangladesh has made considerable improvements over the years. While the majority of the population of Bangladesh live in rural areas, the majority of health professionals live in urban areas. However, there have been great strides made to remedy this dilemma. Bangladesh has managed to develop nationwide network of medical facilities, colleges, and institutions. According to the World Health Organization, Bangladesh has constructed almost 60 Medical colleges (The majority of them private), 13 nursing colleges (majority private), 69 nursing institute (22 of them are private), 17 medical assistant training schools (10 of them are private), and 16 institute of health technology (13 of them are private). In spite of this growth to health workforce production, the country is still having health workforce shortage and geographical imbalances. The World Health Report 2006 identified Bangladesh among 57 countries with a serious shortage of doctors, paramedics, nurses and midwives (World Health Organization).
A healthy population is not only vital but also a necessity for a country’s economic growth and development. There is an inherently strong connection between the health status of the population and the level of development of a country. Most countries that are exceptionally developed have an overwhelmingly healthy population,

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