According to the WHO report on Global Trans-fat Elimination 2022, 43 countries including neighboring India have implemented best-practice policies for tackling trans fat in food. However, Bangladesh is still lagging behind in this issue.
As hypertension has become a serious health concern in Bangladesh killing thousands of people every year, health experts at a workshop have emphasised the need for ensuring the availability of quality treatment and medicines in all community clinics to combat the disease.
They also urged the policymaker