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TRACK Implementation among Bangladeshi Population

AK Mohiuddin

Citation Information : Mohiuddin A. TRACK Implementation among Bangladeshi Population. J Health Sci Res 2019; 10 (2):35-41.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10042-1082

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 03-11-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2019; The Author(s).


Abstract

With the increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), biological risk factors, such as hyperglycemia, are a major public health concern in Bangladesh. Optimization of diabetes management by positive lifestyle changes is urgently required for prevention of comorbidities and complications, which in turn will reduce the cost. Diabetes had 2 times more days of inpatient treatment, 1.3 times more outpatient visits, and nearly 10 times more medications than nondiabetes patients, as reported by the British Medical Journal. And surprisingly, 80% of people with this so-called “Rich Man's Disease” live in low- and middle-income countries. According to a recent study of the American Medical Association, China and India collectively are home of nearly 110 million diabetic patients. The prevalence of diabetes in this region is projected to increase by 71% by 2035. Bangladesh was ranked as the eighth highest diabetic populous country in the time period of 2010–2011. In Bangladesh, the estimated prevalence of diabetes among adults was 9.7% in 2011 and the number is projected to be 13.7 million by 2045. The cost of diabetes care is considerably high in Bangladesh, and it is primarily driven by the medicine and hospitalization costs. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, in 2017, the annual average cost per T2DM was $864.7, which is 52% of per capita GDP of Bangladesh and 9.8 times higher than the general healthcare cost. Medicine is the highest source of direct cost (around 85%) for patients without hospitalization. The private and public financing of diabetes treatment will be severely constrained in near future, representing a health threat for the Bangladeshi population.


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