Grassroots people getting free anti-hypertensive medicine
The number of patients with hypertension in Bangladesh is surging exponentially. While the provision of anti-hypertensive medicine has already commenced at the grassroots level, it is crucial to ensure its availability in all healthcare facilities to effectively control hypertension-related non-communicable diseases and deaths associated with it. At the same time, necessary funding must be ensured for an uninterrupted supply of the medicine.
These information and recommendations were highlighted at a workshop for journalists titled “Hypertension Control in Bangladesh: Progress and Way Forward” held at the Conference Hall of RDRS in Rangpur on 10th October 2024. The workshop was organized by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health ...