Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Universal health coverage (UHC) in Bangladesh is still a major concern as it remains hamstrung by a big burden of significant out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, particularly for medicines.

This pressing issue was the focus of an expert debate on Thursday, bringing together key stakeholders from the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory bodies, public health experts and policymakers.

The debate styled 'Holistic Strategy to Ensure Affordable Medicine Supply Chains towards Realising UHC' was co-hosted by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) in partnership with health-advocacy platform UHC Forum and with the support of UNICEF.

The debate saw active participation from representatives of the Directorate General ...