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Role of CHCPs vital in attaining SDGs: DG Health
RANGPUR, Dec 27, 2018 (BSS) – The Community Health Care Providers (CHCPs)
working at the community clinics in rural areas could play a vital role in
attaining the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
“The Department of Health has taken steps to ensure safe delivery of every
mother at the health facilities and is extending assistance to the CHCPs
toward the direction,” said Director General (DG) of Health Services
Professor Dr Abul Kalam Azad.
Dr Azad was addressing a function arranged for according reception to
three CHCPs and distributing awards among them at conference room of
Nilphamari Modernised Sadar Hospital in Nilphamari district town on Wednesday
afternoon as the chief guest.
He distributed crests among the three CHCPs for their laudable
contributions to ensure safe deliveries of pregnant mothers at their
respective community clinics.
The award winner CHCPs are Swapna Rani Roy of Duhuli Community Clinic in
Ramnagar union of Sadar upazila, Sahanara Pervin of Uttar Barovita Community
Clinic in Barovita union of Kishoreganj upazila and Sultana Razia of
Chhirabodi Community Clinic in Dharmopal union of Jaldhaka upazila in
Nilphamari district.
Rangpur Divisional Director (Health) Dr Amal Krishna Saha, Principal of
Nilphamari Medical College Professor Dr Rabiul Islam Shah, Associate
Professor of Dhaka Medical College Dr Matlubar Rahman, and President of
Bangladesh Medical Association Dr Mamtazul Islam Minty addressed the function
as special guests.
Civil Surgeon for Nilphamari Dr Ranjeet Kumar Barman presided over the
function moderated by Child Disease Specialist of Nilphamari Modernised Sadar
Hospital Dr Dilip Kumar Roy.
All 192 CHCPs, who are also Community Skilled Birth Attendants (CSBAs), from
192 community clinics of all unions and Upazila Heath and Family Planning
Officers from all upazilas of Nilphamari, attended the function.
The Civil Surgeon said the CHCPs are currently conducting safe deliveries
of pregnant mothers at 15 out of total 192 community clinics in all 60 unions
of six upazilas in Nilphamari district.
“The award winner CHCPs laudably contributed to ensure safe deliveries of
pregnant mothers and inspired rural mothers and common people in following
necessary health rules to further reduce maternal and neonatal morality
rates,” he said.
Dr Saha said the community clinics have already earned solid confidence of
common people through conducting safe deliveries in rural areas side by side
with providing cost free health services and medicines to them in recent
years.
“The CHCPs are currently conducting safe deliveries of rural mothers at
limited number of community clinics in Rangpur division where facilities are
being made available at other community clinics to increase the number for
the purpose,” Dr Saha added.
Congratulating the award winner CHCPs, the chief guest urged all of them
to effectively reach cost-free health services with medicines to rural people
side by side with ensuring safe deliveries of rural mothers in attaining the
SDGs.
BSS/MI/MR/1244 hrs