B'desh makes overall good progress in achieving MDGs: survey
Monday, 25 January 2010
Bangladesh has made a good progress in achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) even though there are a number of disparity in education, child and maternal health among its 64 districts.
According to a survey, the five best performing districts are Jhenidah, Meherpur, Munshiganj, Panchagarh and Narayanganj and the worst performing ones are Cox's Bazar, Rangamati, Sunamganj, Khagrachhari and Bandarban.
A workshop on Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) Bangladesh revealed the survey report at a city hotel Sunday, reports UNB.
It shows that there was a large gap between the best and the worst performing districts for those nine indicators related to education, child health, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation.
The survey said that Sherpur, the worst performing district in the case of child mortality as 102 deaths were reported in 1000 live births while the best performing one, Pabna, recorded only 43 per 1000 while the national average was 67 per 1000 live births.
Speaking on the occasion, Planning Minister AK Khandker said the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) would be recast so that it could generate reliable information in time for planners and other users.
"We are actively considering reorganising BBS to strengthen it for generating timely and reliable information for planners and other users," he added.
The BBS with support from Unicef conducted the MICS Survey from April to May 2009 interviewing 7,683 respondents.
Khandaker requested the BBS to enhance the coverage of its surveys to generate reliable data.
Unicef Representative Carel de Rooy said the MICS report provided a solid baseline for the government to measure MDGs at all levels.
"It's particularly important to take a close look at those data, as the government is now preparing its 6th National Development Plan and has the opportunity to target the most deprived areas with specific interventions and budget allocations in order to catch up with the rest of the country and achieve MDGs with equity," he said.
According to a survey, the five best performing districts are Jhenidah, Meherpur, Munshiganj, Panchagarh and Narayanganj and the worst performing ones are Cox's Bazar, Rangamati, Sunamganj, Khagrachhari and Bandarban.
A workshop on Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) Bangladesh revealed the survey report at a city hotel Sunday, reports UNB.
It shows that there was a large gap between the best and the worst performing districts for those nine indicators related to education, child health, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation.
The survey said that Sherpur, the worst performing district in the case of child mortality as 102 deaths were reported in 1000 live births while the best performing one, Pabna, recorded only 43 per 1000 while the national average was 67 per 1000 live births.
Speaking on the occasion, Planning Minister AK Khandker said the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) would be recast so that it could generate reliable information in time for planners and other users.
"We are actively considering reorganising BBS to strengthen it for generating timely and reliable information for planners and other users," he added.
The BBS with support from Unicef conducted the MICS Survey from April to May 2009 interviewing 7,683 respondents.
Khandaker requested the BBS to enhance the coverage of its surveys to generate reliable data.
Unicef Representative Carel de Rooy said the MICS report provided a solid baseline for the government to measure MDGs at all levels.
"It's particularly important to take a close look at those data, as the government is now preparing its 6th National Development Plan and has the opportunity to target the most deprived areas with specific interventions and budget allocations in order to catch up with the rest of the country and achieve MDGs with equity," he said.