National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research InstituteDept. of Epidemiology and Research

PublicationsGlobal Health Research and Policy, 2021

Community health workers for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in Bangladesh: a qualitative study

Lal Rawal, Shamim Jubayer, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Abu S. Abdullah

Global Health Research and Policy · 2021;6(1) · 1 · doi:10.1186/s41256-020-00182-z

Abstract

Engaging CHWs has been a key driver to NCDs services delivery in Bangladesh. However, there is a need for building capacity of CHWs, maximizing CHWs engagement to NCD services delivery, facilitating systems-level support and strengthening partnerships with non-state sectors would be effective in prevention and control efforts of NCDs in Bangladesh.

Keywords Public health · Focus group · Medicine · Nursing · Qualitative research · Thematic analysis · Government (linguistics) · Community health · Health care · Stakeholder

Cite this paper

Lal Rawal, Shamim Jubayer, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, & Abu S. Abdullah. (2021). Community health workers for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in Bangladesh: a qualitative study.  Global Health Research and Policy, 6(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-020-00182-z

Authors and affiliations

  1. Lal Rawal

    The University of Sydney

    ORCID 0000-0003-1106-0108
  2. Shamim Jubayer

    National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute

    ORCID 0000-0002-8595-1993
  3. Sohel Reza Choudhury

    National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute

    ORCID 0000-0002-7498-4634
  4. Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

    Deakin University

    ORCID 0000-0001-7926-9368
  5. Abu S. Abdullah

    Boston Medical Center

    ORCID 0000-0002-9841-0344