, Sept. 10 -- Ensuring the availability of hypertension medicines at all Community Clinics and Upazila Health Complexes through sustainable financing is essential, speakers said at a media workshop

These information and recommendations were highlighted at a virtual workshop for journalists titled "Hypertension Control in Bangladesh: Progress, Challenges and Way Forward" on Wednesday. The workshop was organised by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). Twenty-two journalists from Rajshahi division working in print, electronic, and online media houses participated in the workshop.

They said the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Banglades...