Shasthya Shebika

Shasthya Shebikas (Health Volunteer) are our community-based health volunteers in both rural and urban areas delivering health services. They are health volunteers trained to provide health services, such as, organising health and nutrition education, mobilising and motivating women to use modern family planning methods, educating and mobilising women on immunisation, selling essential health commodities, treating basic ailments, promoting sanitation and referring patients to health centers when necessary. Besides, Shasthya Shebikas also assist in the implementation of the Tuberculosis program through information dissemination, identification of suspect cases, administration of Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS), follow-ups and referral. Even though the Shasthya Shebikas work on a voluntary basis, they are able to earn some income, a major portion of which comes from the sale of essential health commodities and medicines and through other health related activities. Currently, there are about 80,000 Shasthya Shebikas all over Bangladesh.

At the community level, the Shasthya Shebikas are the frontline workers assisting in antenatal care and offering care to mothers and neonates during postnatal period i.e. involved in supporting birth-related care, under–five child care to 150- 200 households.

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