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C-section delivery cost is the greatest out-of-pocket (OOP) expense among all childbirth-related spending, especially for the less-wealthy people, suggests a recent icddr,b study. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) theme on this World Health Day restates that about 100 million people are pushed into extreme poverty each year because of OOP spending on health. With more C-sections taking place in Bangladesh, such OOP spending appears to be a challenge since the country aims to achieve UHC by 2032.
