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BHARTA-BHAT-KARMOSUCHI
‘Bharta-Bhat Karmosuchi’ to eradicate leprosy begins in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA, Jan 27, 2020 (BSS) – A Bharta-Bhat Karmosuchi (Dish of boiled vegetable or fish mixed with salt, oil, onion and chili – Rice Programme) began in the district to eradicate leprosy disease from here forever before 2030.
PROYAS, a project of The Leprosy Mission International Bangladesh (TLMIB), would implement the programme in the district in cooperation with district health department led by civil surgeon (CS) and local government bodies with the financial support of hope: effect (The Leprosy Mission of Canada).
Under the programme, a team of health officials and employees including the activists of the project would conduct their activity in search of leprosy patients at every ward of the union taking the local union parishad (UP) members.
The respective UP member would arrange the lunch (Bharta-Bhat) for the team for one day and for it, it is called Bharta-Bhat Karmosuchi.
In this way, all the 82 unions would be brought under leprosy searching activity in phases and the suspicious patients would be sent to hospital for disease confirmation.
If the disease is confirmed through diagnosis, the patient would be provided treatment free of cost until fully cure.
On Sunday afternoon, the programme was launched through a function held at Boail union parishad complex under Sadar upazila in the district marking the World Leprosy Day-2020.
CS Dr. ABM Abu Hanif addressed the function as the chief guest with UP chairman AM Mazed Uddin Khan in the chair.
Medical officer of CS office Dr. Al Mahmudul Haque, technical support officer of the project Keshob Chandra Roy, area development officer of Mobilization and Empowerment of People with Disabilities (MEPD) project Sariful Islam and senior journalist Sarker Mohammad Shahiduzzaman spoke at the function, among others.
All the members of the UP, the officials and the employees of the PROYAS and MEPD projects including the media men were present on the occasion.
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