BSS-04 Health experts for strengthening safe delivery services

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WORKSHOP-SAFE DELIVERY (with picture)

Health experts for strengthening safe delivery services

RANGPUR, Jan 16, 2020 (BSS) – Health experts at an orientation workshop
have underscored the need for strengthening safe delivery services at the
union health and family welfare centres to reduce maternal and infant
mortality rates.

They made the observation at the day-long workshop on ‘Strengthening
round the clock safe delivery services at the union health and family welfare
centres’ held at upazila parishad hall room in Taraganj upazila town in the
district on Wednesday.

The Taraganj Upazila Department of Family Planning (DFP) organised the
workshop under the auspices of the Maternal and Child Health Services Unit of
the Directorate General of Family Planning under the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare.

The Family Welfare Assistants, Family Welfare Visitors, Family Planning
Inspectors, Family Planning Assistants, union chairmen and members, religious
leaders, NGO executives, journalists and civil society members participated
in the event.

Divisional Director (Joint Secretary) of the DFP Md. Mahbub Alam
attended the workshop as the chief guest with Taraganj Upazila Nirbahi
Officer Md. Aminul Islam in the chair.

Rangpur unit President of Bangladesh Medical Association Dr. Delwar
Hossain, Professors of Rangpur Medical College Dr. Ferdousi Sultana and Dr.
Anisa Begum, Deputy Director of the District DFP Dr. Sheikh Md. Saidul Islam
and its Regional Consultant Dr. Ahmed Munaf Chowdhury, addressed as special
guests.

Taraganj Upazila Family Planning Officer Hosne Ara Begum moderated the
workshop.

The speakers said field level family planning service providers and
public representatives should sensitize common people on safe delivery for
ensuring sound health of all mothers and infants to improve their health
condition.

They put special emphasis on well-coordinated and comprehensive GO-NGO
efforts to ensure safe delivery of every pregnant mother, maternal and
neonatal health services to substantially reduce maternal and infant
mortality rates.

The chief guest stressed on ensuring safe pregnancy and safe delivery
with improved healthcare facilities at all union health and family welfare
centres to reduce maternal, neonatal and infant deaths for achieving
sustainable development goals.

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