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Health Program

EPI Program:

** Program Name: Extended Immunization Program

** Implementer of the program: Upazila Health and P.O. Officer and all health workers under him.

** Funding and other contributors: Ministry of Health and Health, World Health Organization.

** Goals and methods: Immunization against 10 diseases of children and prevention of night blindness and malnutrition through vitamin A capsules. Prevention of tetanus in mothers and newborns through the KTT vaccine. Mothers and newborns are supplemented with vitamin A capsules by feeding them vitamin A capsules. The main goal is to reduce child suffering and mortality.

** Beneficiary population covered: All women aged 15-49 years and all children aged 0-60 months.

Diseases preventable by EPI vaccination in children:

1. Tuberculosis
2. Polio
3. Pythia
4. Whooping cough
5. Tetanus
. Hepatitis-B
. Haemophilus influenzae-B caused disease
. Hmm
9. Pneumococcal pneumonia
10. Rubella

National Vitamin A Plus Campaign:

** Vitamin A helps the body grow normally, reduces immunity and reduces the risk of infant mortality.

** During the campaign twice a year for 6 months - All children aged 6 months to 11 months should be given 1 blue vitamin A capsule.

** All children aged 12 months to 59 months should be given 1 red vitamin A capsule.

Worm control program:

** Worm control twice a year based on school based worm medicine

** Causes of worm infection: 1. Eating without washing hands, 2. Eat raw fruits without washing, 3. Walking barefoot, 4. Do not wash your hands with soap after using the toilet.

** Disadvantages of worm infection: 1. Malnutrition and anemia, 2. Obstruction of physical and mental growth.

Personal health care activities:

** Brush your teeth twice a day.

** Cut your nails at least once a week.

** Do not spit or cough and do not urinate.

** Using hand or handkerchief on face while coughing.

 

School Based Health Examination Program:

** Health examination program is going on in the school.

** Test your height, weight and eyesight in this program.

** Encourage everyone else to have a health check-up at school.


ARI Program:

** Program Name - ARI.

** Implementer of the program: Supervisor / Upazila Health and all the doctors of the organization including the P.O. Officer,

** Medical Assistant, Pharmacist, Nurse.

** Funding and other donors - Ministry of Health and Health, UNICEF.

** The goal is to reduce the incidence of pneumonia and bronchitis in children.

** Beneficiary groups covered: All children.

TB and Leprosy Control Program:

** Program Name: Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program.

** Implementer of the program: BRAC and the Department of Health jointly.

** Financing and other contributors: Ministry of Health and Public Health.

** The goal is also the method: The main goal is to control the prevalence of the disease by identifying open cases and providing treatment.

** Beneficiary groups covered: All communities in Bangladesh.

Arsenic Program:

** Program Name: Arsenicosis Diagnosis Program.

** Implementer of the program: Upazila Health and WP Officer and all health workers under him.

** Finance and other contributors: Ministry of Health and PWD.

** Goals and procedures: The main goal is to diagnose and treat arsenicosis.

** Beneficiary groups covered: All communities.

In addition, medical services are provided for all other types of diseases.