Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Bangladesh: Now Is the Time

by Karar Zunaid Ahsan, Tarcey L.P. Koehlmoos, Sameh El-saharty

Bangladesh is undergoing a double transition--demographic and epidemiological. Increasing life expectancy and declining fertility entail a demographic transition fueling a shift in the disease burden toward noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Yet due to absence of a robust routine health information system in the country, it is hard to accurately assess the disease burden and corresponding risk factors. So, using a wide range of sources, this book looks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821399209
• ISBN13: 9780821399200
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"