What We Do under “Health Rights, Family Planning, and Nutrition”
Ghashful delivers a comprehensive package of community-based health services that includes family planning, reproductive and maternal health, child healthcare, nutrition support, immunization, eye care, and disease prevention. These services are implemented through fixed and satellite clinics, mobile outreach, community health camps, and referral-based support systems—ensuring continuity of care at the grassroots level.
Who We Serve:
Our interventions focus on reaching marginalized and underserved populations, including poor women, adolescent girls, children, and the ultra-poor in both urban and rural areas who lack access to essential health services.
Key Programs and Supporters:
This thematic area is implemented through the Community Health Program (CHP) (supported by Ghashful), the Ghashful Vision Center (supported by Ispahani-Islamia Eye Institute & Hospital, Lions Eye Hospital Chattogram, and Ghashful), and the Medical Centres for the Marginalized and Poorest of the Poor (MCMPP) (supported by Caritas Bangladesh and German Doctors).
On-going Interventions of Ghashful under the Thematic Area “Health Rights, Family Planning, and Nutrition”
| Sl.No. | Name of Project/ Programs | Target Group | Working Location | Starting time | Ending time | Major Objective(s) | Donor |
| 01 | Community Health Program | Women, children, adolescents, Garments Workers and marginalized community people [10,71,590 people served till date] | 7 Wards of Chattogram City Corporation of Chattogram district, and Satihat, Goneshpur Union, Manda Upazila of Naogaon district | 1978 | Continue | To extend services to the vulnerable and marginalized women, children and adolescent girls and make them aware of their rights to appropriate health provision and awareness on health-related issues including HIV/ STD/ AIDS etc. and reduce reproductive health risks and decrease the population growth rate. | Ghashful self-fund |
| 02 | Ghashful Vision Center | Underprivileged people [42,905 patients served and 5,125 surgeries completed till date] | Niamatpur, Sapahar, Noagaon Sadar Upazila of Naogaon district, and Nachole Upazila of Chapai nawabganj district | 2012 | Continue | To ensure standard eye treatment facilities are available to the poor and vulnerable people of the remote areas with low and/or free of cost. | Ispahani- Islamia Eye Institute & Hospital, Lions Charitable Eye Hospital & Institute, Chattogram and Ghashful self-fund |
| 03 | Medical Centers for the Marginalized and Poorest of the Poor (MCMPP) Project | Vulnerable and marginalized people [12,000 HHs] | Chattogram City Corporation, Banshkhali Upazila, and Sitakunda Upazila, Chattogram district | December 2024 | Continue | To ensure consistent access and availability of health and nutrition services, family planning services and create awareness among community people. | Caritas Bangladesh and German Doctors |