Bangladesh health successes shift chronic diseases to poor

Over the past decades, Bangladesh observed a successful health transition while chronic diseases shifted from the rich to affect, in excess, also poor households. Observations over more than two decades demonstrate that the situation is actually worsening as chronic diseases frequently drag more households below the poverty line. The challenges in health service delivery and financing are huge, say authors of a new report.

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