title: Reforming the Bangladesh healthcare system.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Bangladesh has an outdated healthcare system that has not changed since its independence in 1971. The aim of this paper is to look into how the Bangladesh healthcare system can be reformed.
  
  
  METHODS
  This paper is literature-based and a personal reflection on one country's health system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Widespread dissatisfaction exists in the population and amongst doctors about healthcare delivery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Major issues causing healthcare user dissatisfaction are discussed and recommendations for reform are suggested.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The paper provides an independent account of one country's healthcare policy and practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London, UK. pablomartinez400@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Husayn
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al Mahdy
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans