Collaboration in Pediatric Surgical Training & Education among Asian Countries & Beyond Bangladesh perspective

Abstract

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries & while still a developing economy, has significant improvements in health and social development. Per capita income was only US $ 78 in 1972-just after independence which is now reached US$ 1044 and Bangladesh is now going to enter into middle income country! Though agriculture, garments industry & remittance have played a major role in economy it has been at the forefront of several advances in development and health. Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) was developed and popularized in Bangladesh. It has been credited with saving 40 million lives worldwide. Bangladesh is on the right track in achieving millennium development goals & due to reduction of under five mortality rate Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received MDG 4 award from the United Nations in 2010. The micro-credit movement pioneered by Grameen Bank and Nobel laureate Professor Yunus is now a global phenomenon and also directly resulted in improvement of health care at the grass-root level.