Health, MCH-FP & Nutrition Programs

Community-based Health Program (CBHP)

Community Based Health Project (CBHP)
In 1979, BEES initiated its Health and Nutrition program with own support in Bogra district. Later in 1984, BEES reorganized its health and family planning services through group activities with the financial support of CIDA. In 1992, BEES started a multifaceted Community Based Health Project with financial assistance from Bangladesh Population & Health Consortium (BPHC-DFID) and Royal Netherlands Government in six upazilas of Bogra district. The goal of the project was to improve the health status of children, women and men in BEES intervention areas. The purpose of the project was to increase the use of and demand for cost effective ESP on Health & Population delivery solely and jointly by NGO’s and GOB amongst the poorest communities especially women and children complementing GOB’s health policy. BEES reorganized all of its health services namely Reproductive Health & Family planning, child health, communicable disease control, limited curative care including hygiene, safe water and sanitation with BCC activities under this project.
After 2000, the project was concentrated in Adamdighi and Dhunot upazila of Bogra district and continued up to 2004 by BPHC-DFID support. Considering the impact of this project, BEES is still maintaining the project activities by the income earned from its Microfinance program until the availability of greater donor support. During 1999-2003, BEES has implemented another similar type of project entitled Expanded Health and Education Program (EHEP) with the financial assistance from World University Service of Canada (WUSC-CIDA) in Brahmanbaria, Gazipur and Narsingdi district.