Maternal and Child Health in Chittagong District

Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2014) include: (1) 24 503 community members (18 665 women and 5 838 men) received primary health care through health camps satellite clinics ambulance services and hospitals; (2) 2 500 community members (1 300 women and 1 200 men) were engaged in community health groups and community mobilisation efforts focusing on hygiene and reproductive health through Mother’s Clubs Community Health Groups and Water and Sanitation Waste Management and Health Watch committees; (3) 156 traditional birth attendants received safe birthing training and a safe birthing kit conducted 3 124 unassisted live births and made 781 referrals to health services; (4) 30 water points were installed serving approximately 4 400 people; (5) 93 household sanitary latrines were installed serving 529 people directly; and (6) one school-based sanitary latrine block was installed serving 264 mixed-gender students and teachers. These results have contributed to significantly improving the reproductive and general health sanitation awareness access to safe drinking water and access to health care services for several communities in the Chittagong District in Bangladesh.