Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Bangladesh : Now is the Time

This report is organized in such a way that the key policy options and strategic priorities are based on the country context, including the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and associated risk factors and the existing capacity of the heal...

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Main Authors: El-Saharty, Sameh, Ahsan, Karar Zunaid, Koehlmoos, Tracey L.P., Engelgau, Michael M.
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
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topic ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ADEQUATE HUMAN RESOURCES
AGED
AGING
AIR POLLUTION
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
BASIC POPULATION
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
BREASTFEEDING
CANCER
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD HEALTH SERVICES
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
CHILD-BEARING
CHILDBIRTH
CHILDREN PER WOMAN
CHRONIC CONDITIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLINICS
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COMPLICATIONS
DEATH RATE
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIABETES
DIET
DIETS
DISABILITY
DISASTERS
DISSEMINATION
DROWNING
DRUGS
EARLY DETECTION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
ELDERLY
EPIDEMIC
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ESSENTIAL DRUGS
EXISTING CAPACITY
FAMILIES
FAMILY PLANNING
FAMILY WELFARE
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATE
FOOD INDUSTRY
GENDER PARITY
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH FOR ALL
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH MESSAGES
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH PLANNING
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SECTOR REFORM
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTH TRENDS
HEALTH WORKERS
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL BEDS
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN CAPACITY
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HYPERTENSION
ILLNESSES
IMMUNIZATIONS
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
IMPACT OF POPULATION
IMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTH
IMPACT ON HEALTH
INFANT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INJURIES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
LABOR FORCE
LAWS
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
LEADING CAUSES
LEADING CAUSES OF MORTALITY
LEGAL STATUS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFESTYLES
LIVE BIRTHS
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MASS MEDIA
MATERNAL DEATHS
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
MEDICAL COLLEGE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL RESEARCH
MENTAL HEALTH
MIGRANT
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
MOTHER
NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY
NATIONAL POLICY
NATURAL DISASTERS
NURSES
NUTRITION
OBESITY
OLD AGE
PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL
PATIENTS
PERSISTENT POVERTY
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PHYSICIANS
PLAN OF ACTION
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL SUPPORT
POLITICAL TURMOIL
POLLUTION
POOR HEALTH
POPULATION CHALLENGES
POPULATION INDICATORS
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
POPULATION RESEARCH
POPULATION SECTOR
POPULATION SIZE
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
PRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC POLICY
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY OF CARE
REDUCTION OF MORBIDITY
REFERRAL SYSTEMS
REMITTANCES
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
RESEARCH POLICY
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RISK FACTORS
RISK GROUPS
RURAL AREAS
SCREENING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SLUM DWELLERS
SMALL COUNTRIES
SMOKING
SMOKING CESSATION
SOCIAL CHANGES
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
SODIUM
STATE UNIVERSITY
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TERTIARY LEVEL
TERTIARY LEVELS
TOLERANCE
TREATMENT SERVICES
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTER
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH RATES
URBAN SLUMS
URBANIZATION
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
WORKERS
WORKFORCE
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG PEOPLE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ADEQUATE HUMAN RESOURCES
AGED
AGING
AIR POLLUTION
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
BASIC POPULATION
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
BREASTFEEDING
CANCER
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD HEALTH SERVICES
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
CHILD-BEARING
CHILDBIRTH
CHILDREN PER WOMAN
CHRONIC CONDITIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLINICS
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COMPLICATIONS
DEATH RATE
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIABETES
DIET
DIETS
DISABILITY
DISASTERS
DISSEMINATION
DROWNING
DRUGS
EARLY DETECTION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
ELDERLY
EPIDEMIC
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ESSENTIAL DRUGS
EXISTING CAPACITY
FAMILIES
FAMILY PLANNING
FAMILY WELFARE
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATE
FOOD INDUSTRY
GENDER PARITY
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH FOR ALL
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH MESSAGES
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH PLANNING
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SECTOR REFORM
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTH TRENDS
HEALTH WORKERS
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL BEDS
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN CAPACITY
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HYPERTENSION
ILLNESSES
IMMUNIZATIONS
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
IMPACT OF POPULATION
IMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTH
IMPACT ON HEALTH
INFANT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INJURIES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
LABOR FORCE
LAWS
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
LEADING CAUSES
LEADING CAUSES OF MORTALITY
LEGAL STATUS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFESTYLES
LIVE BIRTHS
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MASS MEDIA
MATERNAL DEATHS
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
MEDICAL COLLEGE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL RESEARCH
MENTAL HEALTH
MIGRANT
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
MOTHER
NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY
NATIONAL POLICY
NATURAL DISASTERS
NURSES
NUTRITION
OBESITY
OLD AGE
PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL
PATIENTS
PERSISTENT POVERTY
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PHYSICIANS
PLAN OF ACTION
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL SUPPORT
POLITICAL TURMOIL
POLLUTION
POOR HEALTH
POPULATION CHALLENGES
POPULATION INDICATORS
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
POPULATION RESEARCH
POPULATION SECTOR
POPULATION SIZE
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
PRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC POLICY
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY OF CARE
REDUCTION OF MORBIDITY
REFERRAL SYSTEMS
REMITTANCES
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
RESEARCH POLICY
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RISK FACTORS
RISK GROUPS
RURAL AREAS
SCREENING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SLUM DWELLERS
SMALL COUNTRIES
SMOKING
SMOKING CESSATION
SOCIAL CHANGES
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
SODIUM
STATE UNIVERSITY
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TERTIARY LEVEL
TERTIARY LEVELS
TOLERANCE
TREATMENT SERVICES
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTER
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH RATES
URBAN SLUMS
URBANIZATION
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
WORKERS
WORKFORCE
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG PEOPLE
El-Saharty, Sameh
Ahsan, Karar Zunaid
Koehlmoos, Tracey L.P.
Engelgau, Michael M.
Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Bangladesh : Now is the Time
geographic_facet South Asia
Bangladesh
relation Directions in Development--Human Development;
description This report is organized in such a way that the key policy options and strategic priorities are based on the country context, including the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and associated risk factors and the existing capacity of the health system. Chapter one describes the country and regional contexts and the evidence of the demographic and epidemiological transitions in Bangladesh; chapter two outlines the disease burden of major NCDs, including the equity and economic impact and the common risk factors; chapter three provides an assessment of the health system and its capacity to prevent and control major NCDs; chapter four summarizes ongoing NCD interventions and activities in Bangladesh and highlights the remaining gaps and challenges; and chapter five presents key policy options and strategic priorities to prevent and control NCDs.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author El-Saharty, Sameh
Ahsan, Karar Zunaid
Koehlmoos, Tracey L.P.
Engelgau, Michael M.
author_facet El-Saharty, Sameh
Ahsan, Karar Zunaid
Koehlmoos, Tracey L.P.
Engelgau, Michael M.
author_sort El-Saharty, Sameh
title Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Bangladesh : Now is the Time
title_short Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Bangladesh : Now is the Time
title_full Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Bangladesh : Now is the Time
title_fullStr Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Bangladesh : Now is the Time
title_full_unstemmed Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Bangladesh : Now is the Time
title_sort tackling noncommunicable diseases in bangladesh : now is the time
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18165169/tackling-noncommunicable-diseases-bangladesh-now-time
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15784
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spelling okr-10986-157842021-04-23T14:03:22Z Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Bangladesh : Now is the Time El-Saharty, Sameh Ahsan, Karar Zunaid Koehlmoos, Tracey L.P. Engelgau, Michael M. ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADEQUATE HUMAN RESOURCES AGED AGING AIR POLLUTION ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BASIC POPULATION BEHAVIOR CHANGE BREASTFEEDING CANCER CAPACITY BUILDING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES CHILD-BEARING CHILDBIRTH CHILDREN PER WOMAN CHRONIC CONDITIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMPLICATIONS DEATH RATE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEPENDENCY RATIO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIABETES DIET DIETS DISABILITY DISASTERS DISSEMINATION DROWNING DRUGS EARLY DETECTION ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE ELDERLY EPIDEMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY ESSENTIAL DRUGS EXISTING CAPACITY FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY WELFARE FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FOOD INDUSTRY GENDER PARITY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FOR ALL HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH MESSAGES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH TRENDS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHY LIFESTYLES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPACITY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYPERTENSION ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATIONS IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMPACT OF POPULATION IMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTH IMPACT ON HEALTH INFANT INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INJURIES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LAWS LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH LEADING CAUSES LEADING CAUSES OF MORTALITY LEGAL STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFESTYLES LIVE BIRTHS LOW BIRTH WEIGHT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MASS MEDIA MATERNAL DEATHS MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO MEDICAL COLLEGE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL RESEARCH MENTAL HEALTH MIGRANT MIGRANTS MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOTHER NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY NATIONAL POLICY NATURAL DISASTERS NURSES NUTRITION OBESITY OLD AGE PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL PATIENTS PERSISTENT POVERTY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PHYSICIANS PLAN OF ACTION POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL SUPPORT POLITICAL TURMOIL POLLUTION POOR HEALTH POPULATION CHALLENGES POPULATION INDICATORS POPULATION PROJECTIONS POPULATION RESEARCH POPULATION SECTOR POPULATION SIZE PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIES PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF CARE REDUCTION OF MORBIDITY REFERRAL SYSTEMS REMITTANCES REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH PROGRAMS RESPIRATORY DISEASES RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS RURAL AREAS SCREENING SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SEXUAL HARASSMENT SLUM DWELLERS SMALL COUNTRIES SMOKING SMOKING CESSATION SOCIAL CHANGES SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SODIUM STATE UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES SUBSTANCE ABUSE TERTIARY LEVEL TERTIARY LEVELS TOLERANCE TREATMENT SERVICES UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTER URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATION GROWTH URBAN POPULATION GROWTH RATES URBAN SLUMS URBANIZATION VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING-AGE POPULATION WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE This report is organized in such a way that the key policy options and strategic priorities are based on the country context, including the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and associated risk factors and the existing capacity of the health system. Chapter one describes the country and regional contexts and the evidence of the demographic and epidemiological transitions in Bangladesh; chapter two outlines the disease burden of major NCDs, including the equity and economic impact and the common risk factors; chapter three provides an assessment of the health system and its capacity to prevent and control major NCDs; chapter four summarizes ongoing NCD interventions and activities in Bangladesh and highlights the remaining gaps and challenges; and chapter five presents key policy options and strategic priorities to prevent and control NCDs. 2013-09-19T19:02:57Z 2013-09-19T19:02:57Z 2013-08-21 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18165169/tackling-noncommunicable-diseases-bangladesh-now-time 978-0-8213-9920-0 10.1596/978-0-8213-9920-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15784 English en_US Directions in Development--Human Development; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication South Asia Bangladesh