A Study on Service Availability and Readiness Assessment of Non-Communicable Diseases Using the WHO Tool for Gazipur District in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Mohammad Rashedul Islam Assistant Director, Research and Training Monitoring Department, Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mohakhali, Dhaka,
  • Shamima Parvin Laskar Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, MH Samorita Hospital & Medical College, 117 Tejgaon, Love Road, Dhaka-1208,
  • Darryl Macer President, American University of Sovereign Nations, San Carlos, Arizona,

Keywords:

Service availability, Service readiness, Non-communicable diseases, SARA tool, Bangladesh

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) disproportionately affect low and middle-income countries where nearly three quarters of NCD deaths occur. Bangladesh is also in NCD burden. This cross-sectional study was done on 50 health facilities centres at Gazipur district in Bangladesh from July 2015 to December 2015 to introduce SARA for better monitoring and evaluation of non-communicable diseases health service delivery. The General Service readiness index score was 61.52% refers to the fact that about 62% of all the facilities were ready to provide general services like basic amenities, basic equipment, standard precautions for infection prevention, and diagnostic capacity and essential medicines to the patients. But in case of non-communicable diseases, among all the health facilities 40% had chronic respiratory disease and cardiovascular diseases diagnosis/ management and only 32% had availability of diabetes diagnosis/management. Overall readiness score was 52% in chronic respiratory disease, 73% in cardiovascular disease and 70% in diabetes. Therefore, service availability and readiness of the health facilities to provide NCD related health services were not up to the mark for facing future targets.  A full-scale census survey of all the facilities of the study area would give a better understanding of the availability and service readiness.

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2016-07-23

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Islam, M. R., Laskar, S. P., & Macer, D. (2016). A Study on Service Availability and Readiness Assessment of Non-Communicable Diseases Using the WHO Tool for Gazipur District in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics, 7(2), 1–13. Retrieved from https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BIOETHICS/article/view/30785

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