Hailing the federal government’s landmark determination so as to add hypertension medication to the group clinic’s drug checklist, audio system have stated that speedy implementation of this determination is important to successfully management the rising prevalence and deaths from hypertension-related non-communicable illnesses nationwide.
On the similar time, needed funds should be allotted to make sure an uninterrupted provide of the medication at group clinics and upazila well being complexes, they emphasised at a workshop for journalists on Monday.
The workshop, titled “Hypertension Management in Bangladesh”, was held on the capital’s BMA Bhaban.
The workshop, organized by analysis and advocacy group PROGGA (Information for Progress) with help from World Well being Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), noticed the participation of 24 journalists from print, tv, and on-line media.
The workshop shared that one out of each 4 adults in Bangladesh has hypertension.
The WHO’s first “World Report on Hypertension 2023” signifies that solely 38% of these with hypertension obtain therapy.
The report additionally states that 273,000 folks in Bangladesh died from heart problems in 2019, with 54% of those deaths linked to hypertension.
The WHO report notes that 4 out of each 5 folks with hypertension don’t obtain ample therapy. But, by enhancing therapy amenities, as much as 75 million deaths could possibly be prevented by 2050.
Md Zakir Hossain, deputy normal supervisor (Gross sales and Advertising) of Important Medicine Firm Restricted (EDCL), introduced that the group clinics would begin offering hypertension medication within the subsequent fiscal yr.
Dr Malay Kanti Mridha, professor and director of the Middle for Non-Communicable Illness and Vitamin at Brac James P Grant College of Public Well being, emphasised the significance of incorporating dietary and life-style adjustments to handle hypertension successfully.
Muhammad Ruhul Quddus, Bangladesh nation lead of GHAI, Reaz Ahmed, government editor of Dhaka Tribune and ABM Zubair, government director of PROGGA have been additionally current on the occasion as discussants.
