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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. So, using a wide range of sources, this book looks at the status of major NCDs in Bangladesh (and briefly in South Asia), touches on their economic impact, analyzes their common risk factors, and assesses the health system's capacity to manage the disease transition. In a country where total health spending is low—$23 a head per year, two-thirds of it private—the main constraints on the health system are a weak regulatory framework; lack of strategic planning and coordination across sectors; lack of alignment between the goals of health strategy documents and the operational plans; a focus by the health system on treatment, not prevention; and a fragmented health service delivery system, leading to a lack of coordinated care critical for effectively managing NCDs. This book aims to help

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Author

Sameh El-Saharty; Karar Zunaid Ahsan; Tracey L. P. Koehlmoos; Michael M. Engelgau

Publisher

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank CrossAsia

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780821399217

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, Medical, Business