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PublicationsWHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 2023

Availability of Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Care Services at Subdistrict Level in Bangladesh

Shamim Jubayer, Md Mahmudul Hasan, Mahfuja Luna, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan, Noor Nabi Sayem, Mohammad Robed Amin, Margaret Farrell, Andrew E. Moran, Reena Gupta, Sohel Reza Choudhury

WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health · 2023;12(2) · 99-103 · doi:10.4103/who-seajph.who-seajph_53_22

Abstract

Currently, primary health-care facilities are not ready to implement the national guidelines for diagnosing and treating diabetes and HTN due to shortages of medications, staff, and diagnostic materials.

Keywords Medicine · Economic shortage · Diabetes mellitus · Public health · Family medicine · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Service (business) · Health care · Medical emergency

Cite this paper

Shamim Jubayer, Md Mahmudul Hasan, Mahfuja Luna, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan, Noor Nabi Sayem, Mohammad Robed Amin, Margaret Farrell, Andrew E. Moran, Reena Gupta, & Sohel Reza Choudhury. (2023). Availability of Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Care Services at Subdistrict Level in Bangladesh.  WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 12(2), 99-103. https://doi.org/10.4103/who-seajph.who-seajph_53_22

Authors and affiliations

  1. Shamim Jubayer

    Bangladesh University

    ORCID 0000-0002-8595-1993
  2. Md Mahmudul Hasan

    National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute

    ORCID 0000-0001-9873-0471
  3. Mahfuja Luna

    National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute

    ORCID 0000-0002-4099-4375
  4. Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun

    National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute

    ORCID 0000-0002-3377-1122
  5. Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan

    National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute

    ORCID 0000-0001-6962-7264
  6. Noor Nabi Sayem

    National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute

  7. Mohammad Robed Amin

    Directorate General of Health Services

  8. Margaret Farrell

    Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  9. Andrew E. Moran

    Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    ORCID 0000-0003-3554-0085
  10. Reena Gupta

    Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    ORCID 0009-0004-7116-7278
  11. Sohel Reza Choudhury

    National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute

    ORCID 0000-0002-7498-4634