Hypertension medication should be ensured at the grass root degree

In step with skilled medical doctors, the number of folks suffering from high blood pressure is increasing in Bangladesh. Moreover in relation to the ideas of the newest ‘Bangladesh NCD Steps Survey’, they said that in line with 2022, one in 4 adults is suffering from high blood pressure. Earlier it was once one in 5.

Availability of hypertension medicine in all neatly being amenities at the grassroots degree should be ensured to effectively control the present epidemic. At the an identical time, sustainable financing is essential to verify uninterrupted supply of medicines.

The experts presented the ones views at a press workshop titled “Bangladesh’s Enlargement and Actions to Keep an eye on Most sensible Blood Energy” at the capital’s BMA construction on Tuesday (October 22).

The workshop was once organized by means of Pragya (Knowledge for Enlargement) in association with World Smartly being Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). 26 journalists working in print, television and online media participated inside the workshop.

It was once an expert inside the workshop that somewhat numerous non-communicable illnesses in conjunction with heart sickness, stroke, maximum cancers, kidney sickness, respiring gadget sickness, diabetes and high blood pressure are in control of 70 percent of all the deaths in Bangladesh. On the other hand, the amount of money allocated to fight the ones illnesses may well be very small, only 4.2 percent of all the neatly being worth vary. If the allocation isn’t upper, it’ll be unattainable to deal with the risk of somewhat numerous non-communicable illnesses in conjunction with high blood pressure.

GHAI Bangladesh Country Lead Muhammad Ruhul Quddus, NTV Head of Knowledge Zahirul Alam and Pragya Executive Director ABM Zubair have been moreover supply as discussants inside the workshop. Director of Pragya presented thematic presentation inside the workshop. Shahedul Alam and Coordinator Sadia Galiba Prabha.

AAM/SIT/MS