Bangladesh, April 6 -- Speakers at a webinar marking World Health Day have called for urgent and sustained financing to tackle the growing burden of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh, warning that current budget allocations remain insufficient to meet rising healthcare demands.

The webinar, titled "Sustainable Financing for Hypertension Control: Bangladesh Perspective," was organised by PROGGA with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator on Monday, ahead of this year's World Health Day, to be observed on 7 April under the theme "Science in Healthcare, Protecting All Lives", said a press release.

Participants highlighted a significant gap in sustainable financing despite the alarming increase in...