Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- 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 towards combating hypertension.
Such demands were made at a workshop for journalists titled "Hypertension Control in Bangladesh: Progress, Challenges and Way Forward", held on Tuesday 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 infor...