Sustainable funding essential to curb hypertension- Speakers at World Hypertension Day discussion meeting
The risk of hypertension and hypertension-related deaths is growing increasingly in Bangladesh. Although provision of free anti-hypertensive medicine has already commenced by the government, ensuring its uninterrupted supply across the country remains a challenge, as sustainable funding is yet to be secured. Addressing this crisis requires a yearly increase in budgetary allocation. These information and recommendations were highlighted at a discussion meeting titled "Prioritizing Hypertension Control: Bangladesh Perspective" held at the capital's BMA Bhaban on Saturday, May 17. The discussion meeting was organized in observance of World Hypertension Day by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). This year...