Assessment of eye health care services of Bangladesh using eye care service assessment tools

Background: Bangladesh is being the commissioner for oaths to vision 2020, a global campaign elimination of avoidable blindness by formulated national eye care plan. This report illustrates present status health service using assessment tool (ECSAT) that assesses an system across six ‘building blocks’ system.Methods: The study followed mixed method collect data. World organization (WHO) standard ECSAT was used gather information on service. A purposive sampling used. Data from were extracted and all cross-checked with leading stakeholders ministry health.Results: Eye planning led care. There action plan coordination office under health. delivery includes primarily government non-profit facilities eight hospitals delivering specialist services country. significant proportion provided through community outreach camps network primary workers. cataract surgical rate (CSR) estimated at 2600 per million populations year.Conclusions: suggests although has made some progress towards blindness, it would be difficult retain without further investment transparent accountability framework in considering limitation contemporary challenges.