Tackling noncommunicable diseases in Bangladesh
Subtitle: now is the time
By: Sameh El-Saharty ... [et al.].
Contributors: World Bank
Series: Directions in development; Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher: The World Bank
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
ISBN-13: 9780821399200; 9780821399217
Subjects: Chronic Disease; Epidemiology; Delivery of Health Care; Economics; Prevention & control; Health Transition
Description: Bangladesh is undergoing a double transition-demographic and epidemiological. Increasing life expectancy and declining fertility entail a demographic transition fueling a shift in the disease burden toward noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Yet due to absence of a robust routine health information system in the country, it is hard to accurately assess the disease burden and corresponding risk factors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.