Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 666

Full Length Research Paper

Service availability and readiness assessment of maternal and child health services using the WHO tool in Kapasia and Sreepur Upazila of Gazipur District in Bangladesh

Mohammad Rashedul Islam
  • Mohammad Rashedul Islam
  • Research and Training Monitoring Department, Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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AKM Nazrul Haider
  • AKM Nazrul Haider
  • Department of Health Informatics, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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  •  Received: 10 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 28 March 2017
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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