Health Protection Challenge for Developing Countries: Informal Health Care Service Provider

Statement of Problem: Globally 75 countries had fewer than 2.5 health worker per 1000. According to
World Health Report countries with a density of fewer than 2.28 doctor, nurses and midwives per 1000
population generally failed to achieve a targeted 80% coverage skilled birth attendance and child
immunization. This shortage pushed patients especially the poor and disadvantaged mostly seek health
care from informal sectors as they are more socially and community focused. Purpose of Study: To develop
an effective, efficient and equitable health system to improved population health, appropriate formal health
workforce needed. There are shortage and crisis of it. It is nearly impossible to produce the required formal
health workforce by the public and private sectors combined. Transform informal health care service
providers (HCSP) into a well-trained government registered HCSP. It would able to stop malpractice,
ensure standard treatment and accountable for referral responsibility. Methodology: Both Primary and
secondary data were taken. Face to face interview and focus group discussion was done. Findings- Both
illiterate (no education) and literate (complete primary to a higher level degree) people visit informal
healthcare providers. Income group started from 10000 to 30000 were classified as low, middle and upper
middle groups household people having age zero to sixty choices to received health services from a
traditional healer (kobiraj), homeopathic, RMP and drug seller respectively.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The datasets used in this study are openly available at [repository link] and the source code is available on GitHub at [GitHub link].

This work did not receive any external funding.