Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh

This report on the Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) is the sixth report presented by the Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW) on the state of health in Bangladesh. BHW, a civil society advocacy initiative since 2006 has been producing analytical reports on different issues that deserve priority attention of the government as well as non-government stakeholders who are committed to improve the health condition and health system of Bangladesh. So far five reports have been published. The first report focused on health equity (BHW, 2006); the second report on health workforce (BHW, 2007); the third report on governance of the health sector (BHW, 2009); the fourth report on universal health coverage (BHW, 2011); and the fifth report on urban health (BHW, 2014). All the BHW reports have attempted to present up-to-date data on the topic under discussion, analyze their policy and program implications and recommend long and short term actions. The reports were presented in public dialogues attended by policy makers program implementers, civil society advocacy groups, and development partners as well as media representatives. All BHW reports drew widespread media coverage, and generated discussion and debate about various policy and program options that need to be considered by all stakeholders.