Community Clinic is a private and public initiative to ensure universal health services for the community, said the Chairman of Community Clinic Health Service Trust (CCHST) Dr Syed Modasser Ali on Wednesday.
CCHST is run under the supervision of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
“The government is planning to increase the number of Community Health Care Providers (CHCP) from one to two for each of the Community Clinic in Bangladesh,” he said.
He was speaking at a discussion at BMRC Bhaban at Mohakhali in Dhaka on “Sustaining quality primary health services and nutrition activities in southwest Bangladesh” organized by World Vision Bangladesh (WVB) under USAID’s Nobo Jatra Project II (NJP II).
Dr Md Quiume Talukder, Line Director, Community Based Health Care (CBHC), CCHST, presided over the discussion which was attended by Dr Tulshi Ranjan Saha, Managing Director (Additional Secretary) of CCHST; Dr Shahana Parveen, National Coordinator, Community Group (CG) and Community Support Group (CSG) of CCHST as special guests, according to a press release.
Nirmal Sarker, Senior Technical Advisor, NJP II, WVB, shared a presentation on the project experiences and activities from implementing integrated GMP sessions at the EPI sites. Feroz Ahmed, MCHN Advisor, NJP II, was present at the event.
The Line Director appreciated the NJP’s financial aid for marginal pregnant women and said that the CBHC will continue supporting World Vision Bangladesh, he confirmed.
USAID’s Nobo Jatra Project II is a 24-month (October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2024) sustainability and system-strengthening phase of the Nobo Jatra Project (NJP). World Vision Bangladesh is implementing the project to sustain and solidify key service delivery systems that build the resilience of vulnerable populations in southwest Bangladesh.
