Delivering non-communicable disease services through primary health care in selected south Asian countries: are health systems prepared?

SM Ahmed, A Krishnan, O Karim, K Shafique… - The Lancet Global …, 2024 - thelancet.com
In the south Asian region, delivering non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and
control services through existing primary health-care (PHC) facilities is urgently required yet …

Prevalence and risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: findings from demographic health survey 2017–2018

T Mazumder, E Akter, SM Rahman, MT Islam… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has serious consequences for both maternal and
neonatal health. The growing number of noncommunicable diseases and related risk factors …

Prevalence, trends and associated factors of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: Evidence from BHDS 2011 and 2017–18

NJ Sathi, MA Islam, MS Ahmed, SMS Islam - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The evolving pandemic of non-communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes mellitus
are globally on the rise, and the trend is also escalating in Bangladesh. We aimed to assess …

Evaluating medicine prices, availability and affordability in Bangladesh using World Health Organisation and Health Action International methodology

L Kasonde, D Tordrup, A Naheed, W Zeng… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Previous studies have shown limited availability of medicines in health facilities
in Bangladesh. While medicines are dispensed for free in public facilities, they are paid out …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation status of non-communicable disease control program at primary health care level in Bangladesh: Findings from a qualitative research

K Islam, R Huque, KM Saif-Ur-Rahman… - Public Health in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Bangladesh has 67% of estimated deaths caused by non-communicable diseases
(NCDs). The country aimed to reduce NCD-related premature deaths by one-third by 2030 …

A comparative systematic review of risk factors, prevalence, and challenges contributing to non-communicable diseases in South Asia, Africa, and Caribbeans

MA Bhuiyan, N Galdes, S Cuschieri, P Hu - Journal of Health, Population …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a global epidemic
challenging global public health authorities while imposing a heavy burden on healthcare …

Assessing service availability and readiness of healthcare facilities to manage diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide survey

HA Chowdhury, P Paromita, CA Mayaboti… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) as well as a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Around …