Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
To date, the Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) of Bangladesh’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has established approximately 3,900 Union Health and Family Welfare Centers (UHFWCs) in rural areas providing: family planning; menstrual regulation; vaccinations; and general, reproductive, and maternal health services six days a week. About 1,500 UHFWCs have been upgraded with the necessary staff and equipment to provide normal delivery services round-the-clock in rural areas. Yet, Family Welfare Visitors (FWVs) posted at UHFWCs perform only 0.3 percent of deliveries. This means that UHFWCs and FWVs are not optimally utilized to increase the rate of institutional deliveries. The Population Council is providing technical assistance to the DGFP to implement an Operations Research project that tests the effectiveness of a model to provide round-the-clock normal delivery services in 24 UHFWCs in Chittagong and Munshiganj districts. As part of the project, a situation analysis comprising a health facility assessment and provider survey was conducted. This report describes the outcome of this situation analysis activity.
Recommended Citation
Talukder, Md. Noorunnabi, Ubaidur Rob, A.K.M. Zafar Ullah Khan, Forhana Rahman Noor, Shongkour Roy, and Afsana Fatema Noor. 2015. "Union Health and Family Welfare Centers in Chittagong and Munshiganj: Are they ready to provide 24-hour normal delivery services?" Dhaka: Population Council.
DOI
10.31899/rh9.1073
Language
English
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