Lessons learned from the health insurance program in Bangladesh – 2020 to 2023

In 2020, after several surveys, ATIA implemented a health insurance program in Dacca, Bangladesh. At the end of 2023, ATIA decided to close this program, mostly because 1) ATIA has not been able to find a partner organization willing to implement a mandatory membership for is members and 2) the voluntary members of the health insurance scheme were not willing to pay a contribution high enough to cover at least the cost of the health expenses.
The objective of this document is to share the lessons learned on this health insurance program launched in Bangladesh. For a more general review of mutual health insurance supported by ATIA, see https://reseau-pratiques.org/capitalisation-mise-en-place-de-mutuelles-de-sante/