One in 4 persons suffers from hypertension in the country | News

NILPHAMARI, Sept 17, 2025 (BSS) -One in every four people in Bangladesh issuffering from high blood pressure, experts said today, stressing the urgentneed to ensure uninterrupted availability of medicines at all health centersacross the country. The observations came at a virtual workshop titled "Hypertension Control inBangladesh: Progress, Barriers and Way Forward" held this morning. The workshop was organized by non-governmental organization PROGGA withsupport from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). GHAI Bangladesh Country Lead Muhammad Ruhul Quddus and PROGGA ExecutiveDirector ABM Zubair attended the workshop as speakers. PROGGA Director Md Shahedul Alam and Coordinator Sadia Galiba Prava deliveredthe subject wise presentation. Referring to a survey, PROGGA Director Md Shahedul Alam said, "One in everyfour people in Bangladesh suffers from high...