Health Awareness and Anti-Tobacco Campaign

Bangladesh is now home of about 160 million population; about half of them are women who are well known as under privileged group of the society. Currently, about 40% of the total populations live under poverty line; they are also unable to meet their basic needs successfully. The women and children particularly of poor households stay almost out of existing public health services due to their inability to buy services as well as lack of concerned awareness. The existing health services are also constrained to serve quality and available services due to the limitation of resource, infrastructure and manpower. The poor women and children living in village areas hardly receive nutritious food necessary for good health due to also extreme poverty and unconsciousness. Health service is one of the basic human rights of the people; assured by the rules and regulations of state. Under this backdrop it is very important to undertake initiative for improving maternal and maternal health. The organization is implementing a project “Nutrition & Health Awareness Project” with the financial assistance from Ministry of Health and Family Planning in Chuadanga Sadar Upazila of Chuadanga District. The main objective of the project is to raise awareness on nutrition, maternal and child health. The project also provisions linkage between health services providers and targeted project participants. The PSUS has also active participation for advancing anti-tobacco movement in Chuadanga Sadar & Damurhuda Upazilla of Chuadanga District with the support from WBB Trust, Dhaka.