Govt. steps up efforts to tackle hypertension and other NCDs- Speakers at journalists’ workshop
The prevalence of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are surging rapidly, posing a severe threat to public health. To tackle this growing challenge, a substantial portion of the health sector's budget should be directed toward combating hypertension. Such demands were made at a workshop for journalists titled "Hypertension Control in Bangladesh: Progress, Challenges and Way Forward", held on 26 August 2025 at the BIP Conference Room in Dhaka. The workshop was organized by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). Twenty-six journalists working in print, television and online media participated in the workshop.
It was informed at the workshop that 35 ministries and divisions of the gove...