Santal Women and the Health Care Regime

This book explores the access to healthcare service during a global pandemic by rural ethnic women of Bangladesh. The authors consider different dimensions of accessibility such as- physical access, financial access, health behaviour and different socio-cultural factors of access, and attempts to explore the degree of access to healthcare of rural ethnic women from Santal tribe in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. This exploration is likely to be helpful for healthcare providing organizations, international donor agencies, policy makers, and future researchers of gender studies, social policy, development studies among other fields.

Focuses on unique experience of Santal women within the healthcare system Capture the experience of Santal women to ensure their inclusion in academic discussion Analyses intersecting factors of complex social identity that contribute to the vulnerability of women

Autorentext

Faraha Nawaz is a Professor at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

A.N. Bushra has completed her bachelors and masters (thesis) degree in Public administration from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Inhalt

1. Preface.- 2 Equality And Inclusivity in The Healthcare S system of Bangladesh.- 3. Healthcare Access and Ethnic Women's Right to Health: A Void in The Literature.- 4. Healthcare on the Margins: Santal Women's Access Through an Intersectiona Lens.- 5. Unveiling Santal Women's Healthcare Challenges during the Pandemic.- 6. Unlocking New Perspectives: Lessons and Future Avenues.