Addressing influenza in Bangladesh: closing evidence and policy gaps with strategic interventions
Summary: Since the establishment of the National Influenza Surveillance Program in 2007, Bangladesh has significantly progressed in monitoring influenza through national and international collaboration. However, this collaboration has not been translated into actionable control policies, which coupl...
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| author | Md Zakiul Hassan Saleh Haider Mohammad Abdul Aleem Md Ariful Islam Tanzir Ahmed Shuvo Saju Bhuiya Mahbubur Rahman Mahmudur Rahman Tahmina Shirin Fahmida Chowdhury |
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| description | Summary: Since the establishment of the National Influenza Surveillance Program in 2007, Bangladesh has significantly progressed in monitoring influenza through national and international collaboration. However, this collaboration has not been translated into actionable control policies, which coupled with low vaccination coverage, impose a substantial health and economic burden in Bangladesh. Critical gaps remain in understanding the influenza burden among high-risk populations and the barriers influencing their vaccine uptake. These gaps hinder the development of evidence-based strategies for prevention and control, consequently leaving the country vulnerable to a potentially catastrophic influenza epidemic. These challenges require a multifaceted approach, including continuous local data collection on disease burden and vaccine barriers, vaccine cost-effectiveness analyses, and the design of context-specific interventions. Leveraging existing infrastructures offers opportunities to develop tailored strategies for high-risk populations. A robust national influenza policy is imperative to mitigate the burden and reduce future pandemic threats. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ede0cd7abaed4795b805863fe6cf8bc22025-08-20T03:48:06ZengElsevierThe Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia2772-36822025-06-013710059210.1016/j.lansea.2025.100592Addressing influenza in Bangladesh: closing evidence and policy gaps with strategic interventionsMd Zakiul Hassan0Saleh Haider1Mohammad Abdul Aleem2Md Ariful Islam3Tanzir Ahmed Shuvo4Saju Bhuiya5Mahbubur Rahman6Mahmudur Rahman7Tahmina Shirin8Fahmida Chowdhury9Infectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh; Corresponding author. Associate Scientist and Deputy Project Coordinator, Respiratory Infections Research Group, Programme for Emerging Infections, Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), 68 Tajuddin Avenue, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.Infectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, BangladeshInfectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, BangladeshInfectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, BangladeshInfectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, BangladeshInfectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, BangladeshInstitute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Dhaka, BangladeshGlobal Health Development/EMPHNET, Dhaka, BangladeshInstitute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Dhaka, BangladeshInfectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, BangladeshSummary: Since the establishment of the National Influenza Surveillance Program in 2007, Bangladesh has significantly progressed in monitoring influenza through national and international collaboration. However, this collaboration has not been translated into actionable control policies, which coupled with low vaccination coverage, impose a substantial health and economic burden in Bangladesh. Critical gaps remain in understanding the influenza burden among high-risk populations and the barriers influencing their vaccine uptake. These gaps hinder the development of evidence-based strategies for prevention and control, consequently leaving the country vulnerable to a potentially catastrophic influenza epidemic. These challenges require a multifaceted approach, including continuous local data collection on disease burden and vaccine barriers, vaccine cost-effectiveness analyses, and the design of context-specific interventions. Leveraging existing infrastructures offers opportunities to develop tailored strategies for high-risk populations. A robust national influenza policy is imperative to mitigate the burden and reduce future pandemic threats.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772368225000630InfluenzaVaccinePolicy |
| spellingShingle | Md Zakiul Hassan Saleh Haider Mohammad Abdul Aleem Md Ariful Islam Tanzir Ahmed Shuvo Saju Bhuiya Mahbubur Rahman Mahmudur Rahman Tahmina Shirin Fahmida Chowdhury Addressing influenza in Bangladesh: closing evidence and policy gaps with strategic interventions The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia Influenza Vaccine Policy |
| title | Addressing influenza in Bangladesh: closing evidence and policy gaps with strategic interventions |
| title_full | Addressing influenza in Bangladesh: closing evidence and policy gaps with strategic interventions |
| title_fullStr | Addressing influenza in Bangladesh: closing evidence and policy gaps with strategic interventions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Addressing influenza in Bangladesh: closing evidence and policy gaps with strategic interventions |
| title_short | Addressing influenza in Bangladesh: closing evidence and policy gaps with strategic interventions |
| title_sort | addressing influenza in bangladesh closing evidence and policy gaps with strategic interventions |
| topic | Influenza Vaccine Policy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772368225000630 |
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