Write a report to identify: 1) Useful sources on assessment of voice and accountability (V&A); 2) Examples of V&A in the Bangladesh health sector; and 3) Different models of V&A.
Useful sources on assessment of voice and accountability (V&A) include: a systematic review on health facility committees, a review of community accountability at peripheral health facilities, a technical brief on strengthening V&A in health sector, and assessment of health centre committees on performance and resource allocation.
Assessment of specific initiatives include: schemes in Burundi, health facility committees in Kenya, a community-based monitoring project in Uganda, and a female community health volunteer programme in Nepal.
Examples of V&A in the Bangladesh health sector include: a Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Committee, the use of SMS for monitoring hospital services, and stakeholder committees for essential service package users.