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Health Program- Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM)

last updated Jan 25, 2012

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
1958
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
All income levels

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Revenue (e.g., interest on loans)
Funders: 
BOOM Partners Netherlands, Care Bangladesh, DAM USA, European Commission, Family Health International (FHI), UNFPA, UNICEF

Scale

Number of Facilities Operated/Networked: 
2
Summary: 

DAM’s health service focus is on enhancing the complemented health service system by engaging in capacity building of health workers, facilitating effective and sustainable water and sanitation practices, establishment of community managed ‘satellite clinics’, prevention of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS, and cancer care and mental health care.

Program goals/rationale: 

DAM believes that mitigation of health risks through efforts for eradication of poverty and other interventions for creating sustainable livelihoods in all its dimensions among the individual men, women, children that make up DAM's target population. The over all objectives of DAM health interventions are to ensure the rights to access to the quality health services for the vulnerable groups of people. DAM will emphasize the community, complementing public health activities at union and other periphery levels.

Key program components: 

Ahsania Mission Cancer & General Hospital (AMCGH), Mirpur: Dhaka Ahsania Mission has established Ahsania Mission Cancer & General Hospital, Mirpur in 2001. It initially started as a cancer hospital a latter on facilities for general patients was incorporated. It is a 42-bed, non-profit service oriented hospital. It has provided 30% of treatment and services facilities free or at subsidiaries rate to poor needy patients. Construction of Ahsania Mission Cancer & General Hospital Project, at Uttara Dhaka, (13-storied with 2-level Basement building. 10-storied with 2-level basement, retaining wall and boundary wall is completed. 2nd phase construction work is ongoing. It is expected that the hospital will be commissioned very soon.

There are provisions for donors to sponsor different facilities of the Hospital in one’s own name or dedicating the same in the name of near and dear ones. Construction of the hospital building is in progres. Donations are received in cash or as commitment from government, individuals and corporate sectors. AMCGH appeals fervently to all corporate bodies, banks, business organizations and philanthropic people to participate in this noble venture and help complete the project. Specific services and resources that will be incorporated for quality of services include: radiation oncology, surgical oncology, medical oncology, gynaecological oncology, failsafe pathology, molecular techniques and other general specialist services.

In order to build community capacity, some trained community health resources will be developed who can provide basic health care.

Prevention and control of various health issues like drugs addiction, HIV-AIDS, Cancer where DAM has specialization, will extend institutional and mobilization support. DAM will support to strengthen public health service system at grass root level and promotion of mental health care. Micro level and institutional experiences will be used for policy dialogue and advocacy on health issues. Other intervention will complement in building community capacity, increasing skills, awareness and empowerment to have better access to quality health services from union level health service providers through organized claim and establish right to watch on delivery system. DAM will assist community managed satellite clinic associating with local trained health practitioners.

DAM hopes to provide the following in its pursuit of its mission:

  • Mother and Child Health Care Program

  • Health Care and Nutrition (HCN)

  • Limited Communicable Disease Control Program

  • HIV/AIDS and drug addiction management

  • Limited Non-Communicable Disease Control Program

  • Mass campaign for cancer prevention

Program history: 

Dhaka Ahsania Mission was founded in 1958 as a philanthropic organization and has acquired the position of one of the leading Non-Government Development Organizations in Bangladesh. The mission has been working to improve the quality of life of the disadvantaged group of people who are deprived from their rights on education, health, livelihood and justice.

DAM has consultative status (special category) with UN ECOSOC, as well as an operational relationship with UNESCO and an associate status with UN DPI. DAM is the recipient of many national and international Awards and Prizes for its achievement and contribution in development, Most notable among these achievements are UN ESCAP HRD Award 1994, UNESCO Literacy award-2003 and in Bangladesh- the Independence Award-2002.

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