Sustainable funding crucial to control hypertension
World Health Day 2025 has been observed this year under the theme "Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures." To mark the occasion, research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) organized a webinar titled "Controlling Hypertension to Safeguard Public Health: Bangladesh Perspective" on 9th April (Wednesday), with support from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI).
It was informed during the webinar that hypertension and various other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 71% of total deaths in Bangladesh, yet the budgetary allocation to combat NCDs comprises only 4.2% of the total health budget. To address this alarming situation, it is imperative to increase the allocation for this sector in the upcoming budget for FY 2025-26.
According to a World Health Orga...