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BMC Health Serv Res2026May 28, 2026Journal Article
The readiness of primary healthcare facilities to address non-communicable diseases in rural Bangladesh.
Tanmoy Sarker1, Wubin Xie2, Ali Ahsan1, Fahmida Akter1, Md Mokbul Hossain1, Aysha Anan1, Jakia Sultana1, Ian Goon3,4,5, Fred Hersch6, Zahidul Quayyum1, Brian Oldenburg3,7, John Chambers2,8, Malay Kanti Mridha9
1Centre for Non-communicable Diseases and Nutrition, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2Population and Global Health, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
3Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
4Tyree Foundation Institute of Health Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
5Sprightly Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore.
6Google Health, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
7School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
8Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
9Centre for Non-communicable Diseases and Nutrition, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. malay.mridha@bracu.ac.bd.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Strengthening the capacity of primary healthcare (PHC) systems is essential to address the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in Bangladesh. The study assessed the readiness of rural PHC facilities in addressing the five World Health Organization (WHO) priority NCDs: diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cervical cancer, and mental health diso…
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