Dinesh Neupane, Craig S. McLachlan, Rajan Sharma, Bishal Gyawali et al.
Hypertension is a leading attributable risk factor for mortality in South Asia. However, a systematic review on prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in the region of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has not carried out before.The study was conducted according to t...
Kamal Ghimire, Shiva Raj Mishra, Gautam Satheesh, Dinesh Neupane et al.
The World Health Organization recommends salt reduction as a cost-effective intervention to prevent noncommunicable diseases. Salt-reduction interventions are best tailored to the local context, taking into consideration the varying baseline salt-intake levels, population's knowledge, attitude, and ...
Shiva Raj Mishra, Saruna Ghimire, Chandni Joshi, Bishal Gyawali et al.
This paper aims to explore the burgeoning burden of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) risk factors among South Asian labor migrants to the Middle East. We conducted a qualitative synthesis of literature using PubMed/Medline and grey literature searches, supplemented by a policy review of po...
Prakriti Shrestha, Kaosar Afsana, Manuj C. Weerasinghe, Henry B. Perry et al.
The growing health challenges in South Asia require further adaptations of community health worker (CHW) programs as a key element of primary health care (PHC). This paper provides a comparative analysis of CHW programs in five countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka), examines ...
Susie Perera, Sudha Ramani, Taufique Joarder, Rajendra S. Shukla et al.
This series, "Primary health care in South Asia", is an effort to provide region-specific, evidence-based insights for reorienting health systems towards PHC. Led by regional thinkers, this series draws lessons from five countries in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Thi...
Suraj Baral, Amar Kunwar, Dipendra Adhikari, Kanti Kandel et al.
Context Human-induced changes in climate and land cover have altered the distribution of fauna around the globe. Some reptiles have been found to be vulnerable to these changes; therefore, studies to identify the impact of the changes on other groups of reptiles are necessary. Aims We aimed to study...
Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, Danielle Cazabon, Andrew E. Moran, Dinesh Neupane et al.
OBJECTIVES: Team-based care is essential for improving hypertension outcomes in low-resource settings. We assessed perceptions of country representatives and healthcare workers (HCWs) on team-based hypertension care in low/middle-income countries. DESIGN: Two cross-sectional surveys. SETTING: The fi...
Shiva Raj Mishra, Nipun Shrestha, Bishal Gyawali, Abhinav Vaidya et al.
<title>Abstract</title> Background Nepal has made significant strides towards its commitment to achieve universal health coverage in the past few decades. However, the paucity of evidence on morbidity, mortality and trends in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has posed a significant hindrance in targ...
Shirish Silwal, Dinesh Koirala, Didarul K.M. Islam, Sanjeev Kharel et al.
Background: Splenectomy is a palliative management technique in children with β-thalassemia. Portal thrombosis is the most dreaded complication after splenectomy that requires fast diagnosis, effective therapy, and good follow-up to prevent protal hypertension. Thus, there is the importance of const...
Matti Marklund, Rajeev Cherukupalli, Priya Pathak, Dinesh Neupane et al.
Background: Most patients with hypertension in India are not treated, in part due to insufficient healthcare providers. Objective: Estimate the current hypertension treatment capacity of the public healthcare system in India and simulate the effects of workforce system and treatment reforms designed...
Dinesh Neupane, Yijing Feng, Kunihiro Matsushita, Lawrence J. Appel
Background: The ‘Resolve to Saves Lives’ initiative aims to save 100 millions lives, in part by improving hypertension control. Since only physicians can prescribe antihypertensive medication in most countries, the scalability of such an initiative will depend on physician capacity. We estimated the...
Jubaida Akhtar, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, Mohammad Noor Nabi Sayem, Mohamed Ahmed et al.
Introduction: The high burden of blood pressure-related cardiovascular diseases in Bangladesh is potentially caused by excessive dietary sodium and insufficient potassium intake. Our objective is to estimate dietary salt and potassium intake among Bangladesh rural and urban adults from urinary excre...
Bunmi Ogungbe, Christabelle Ayensu-Asiedu, Hanna Y. Berhane, Dagmawit Tewahido et al.
Background: Poor medication adherence remains a significant barrier to hypertension control, particularly in resource-limited settings. Objective: To qualitatively explore the feasibility and acceptability of SMS reminders to support antihypertensive medication adherence and identify local nuances o...
Oluwabunmi V Ogungbe, Danielle Cazabon, Andrew E. Moran, Dinesh Neupane et al.
Introduction: A team-based care approach to hypertension care in low-resource settings is an effective strategy for improving hypertension control. Objective: In this multi-country survey, we assessed the extent to which team-based care is operationalized for hypertension care in low- and middle-inc...
Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, Danielle Cazabon, Andrew E. Moran, Dinesh Neupane et al.
Dinesh Neupane, Yumin Gao, Yijing Feng, Kunihiro Matsushita et al.
Objective: In most countries, only physicians are allowed to prescribe antihypertensive medication. Thus physician capacity (number of clinic visits physicians can allocate for hypertension care) is a key determinant of hypertension control. The objective of this study is to estimate the gap in clin...
Shiva Raj Mishra, Dinesh Neupane, Saruna Ghimire, Chandni Joshi et al.
Objectives: This study explores the burgeoning cardiovascular (CV) and metabolic disease (MD) risk factor burden among South Asian labor migrants to the Middle East. Methods: This study conducted a qualitative synthesis of literature using PubMed/Medline and grey literature searches. We reviewed the...