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TMSS Health Sector

last updated Feb 20, 2012

Overview

Implementing organization: 
TMSS Bangladesh
Implementation Partner(s): 
Palli Karma Shahayak Shangstha (PKSF)
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
1990
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%, 20-60% (lower to lower-middle)

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Other 3rd party (e.g. debt, equity)
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Out-of-pocket payments, Revenue (e.g., interest on loans)
Summary: 

TMSS aims at multi-dimensional socio-economic interventions under which it has been running and managing health sectoral institutions, programs and projects. With a view to provide health services to the poor community in general and to the beneficiaries of TMSS in particular.

Key program components: 

TMSS aims at multi-dimensional socio-economic interventions under which it has been running and managing health sectoral institutions, programs and projects. With a view to provide health services to the poor community in general and to the beneficiaries of TMSS in particular, TMSS started its health services in 1990. Initially the health sector intervention was limited to provide primary health care services and gradually it started extending to provide secondary health care services, medical education and other health related services to the rural poor, especially women and children. Attention to the concept of health services was first envisaged in the Micro-Credit package programme consisting of HEALTH, EDUCATION AND MICRO-FINANCE (HEM).

TMSS has developed an integrated developmental model named HEM (Health, Education and Microfinance) to address all the basic needs of the poor. It has been found that health is considered as a developmental element' with priority. To materialize this theme, TMSS has established its Health Sector and several educational institutions to provide health services to the rural poor people as well as to expand medical education.

These services include:

  • PHC services by Medical Assistant

  • Health education at field and office sub-clinic

  • Referral system with secondary and tertiary level

  • PHC services open to all at every office day

  • Services with token money (Subsidize for member clients)

  • Priority for disabled, poor Women and children

  • Nominal test (Pregnancy, Blood Sugar)

  • Assist to National health, Family Planning and Nutrition program

  • Nutritional counseling to pregnant and child bearing mother

  • Anti drug and HIV/AIDS Campaign

  • Support to install sanitary latrine and safe drinking water

  • Up-grade the TBA and ensure their full utilization

Program history: 

TMSS is one of the largest developmental organizations in Bangladesh which has been working among the rural people for about 30 years. From the practical knowledge, the organization has understood that only the micro-credit or other developmental activities are not sufficient for the rural people’s development. Moreover, without sound health, it is not possible for a person to work attentively in various levels. Education is also considered as must if we are to develop one as human resource. Therefore, only micro-credit is not sufficient to develop a poor without considering health and education issues. Through this understanding, TMSS has developed an integrated developmental model named HEM (Health, Education and Microfinance) to address all the basic needs of the poor. It has been found that health is considered as a developmental element' with priority. To materialize this theme, TMSS has established its Health Sector and several educational institutions to provide health services to the rural poor people as well as to expand medical education.

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