Ahsan, Karar ZunaidEl-Saharty, SamehKoehlmoos, Tracey L.P.Engelgau, Michael M.2013-09-192013-09-192013-08-21978-0-8213-9920-010.1596/978-0-8213-9920-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15784This 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESADEQUATE HUMAN RESOURCESAGEDAGINGAIR POLLUTIONALCOHOL CONSUMPTIONBASIC POPULATIONBEHAVIOR CHANGEBREASTFEEDINGCANCERCAPACITY BUILDINGCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASECARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH SERVICESCHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATESCHILD-BEARINGCHILDBIRTHCHILDREN PER WOMANCHRONIC CONDITIONSCLIMATE CHANGECLINICSCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMPLICATIONSDEATH RATEDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGESDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONDEPENDENCY RATIODEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIABETESDIETDIETSDISABILITYDISASTERSDISSEMINATIONDROWNINGDRUGSEARLY DETECTIONECONOMIC GROWTHEFFECTIVE GOVERNANCEELDERLYEPIDEMICEPIDEMIOLOGYESSENTIAL DRUGSEXISTING CAPACITYFAMILIESFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY WELFAREFERTILITYFERTILITY RATEFOOD INDUSTRYGENDER PARITYGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH FOR ALLHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH MESSAGESHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH PLANNINGHEALTH POLICIESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH RESEARCHHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SECTOR REFORMHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH TRENDSHEALTH WORKERSHEALTHY LIFESTYLESHIGH BLOOD PRESSUREHOSPITALHOSPITAL BEDSHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN CAPACITYHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHYPERTENSIONILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONSIMMUNODEFICIENCYIMPACT OF POPULATIONIMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTHIMPACT ON HEALTHINFANTINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINJURIESINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERVENTIONLABOR FORCELAWSLEADING CAUSE OF DEATHLEADING CAUSESLEADING CAUSES OF MORTALITYLEGAL STATUSLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFESTYLESLIVE BIRTHSLOW BIRTH WEIGHTLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMASS MEDIAMATERNAL DEATHSMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMEDICAL COLLEGEMEDICAL EQUIPMENTMEDICAL RESEARCHMENTAL HEALTHMIGRANTMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORBIDITYMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMOTHERNATIONAL HEALTH POLICYNATIONAL POLICYNATURAL DISASTERSNURSESNUTRITIONOBESITYOLD AGEPATHFINDER INTERNATIONALPATIENTSPERSISTENT POVERTYPHYSICAL ACTIVITYPHYSICIANSPLAN OF ACTIONPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOLITICAL TURMOILPOLLUTIONPOOR HEALTHPOPULATION CHALLENGESPOPULATION INDICATORSPOPULATION PROJECTIONSPOPULATION RESEARCHPOPULATION SECTORPOPULATION SIZEPREVENTION INTERVENTIONSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMPRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIESPRIMARY SCHOOLPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITUREPUBLIC POLICYPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY OF CAREREDUCTION OF MORBIDITYREFERRAL SYSTEMSREMITTANCESREPRODUCTIVE AGEREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMRESEARCH INSTITUTIONSRESEARCH POLICYRESEARCH PROGRAMSRESPIRATORY DISEASESRISK FACTORSRISK GROUPSRURAL AREASSCREENINGSECONDARY EDUCATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSEXUAL HARASSMENTSLUM DWELLERSSMALL COUNTRIESSMOKINGSMOKING CESSATIONSOCIAL CHANGESSOCIAL IMPACTSOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONSOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSODIUMSTATE UNIVERSITYSTRATEGIC PRIORITIESSUBSTANCE ABUSETERTIARY LEVELTERTIARY LEVELSTOLERANCETREATMENT SERVICESUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUNDURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POPULATION GROWTHURBAN POPULATION GROWTH RATESURBAN SLUMSURBANIZATIONVIOLENCEVULNERABILITYWORKERSWORKFORCEWORKING-AGE POPULATIONWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG PEOPLEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-9920-0