Core Comprehensive Program
RDRS Bangladesh, in partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), is committed to improving the lives of the most vulnerable communities in northern Bangladesh. The Core Comprehensive Program focuses on enhancing access to essential health services, particularly for women and children, within disaster-prone regions of Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Rangpur, and Jamalpur districts.
The initiative targets approximately 114,965 individuals, including women, adolescent girls, youths, eye patients, students, and disadvantaged people from the Rangpur Division. The project also emphasizes sexual and reproductive health support, eye care services, and rehabilitation for visually impaired children. The project also supports pregnant mothers at risk of natural disasters.
Key highlights of the project include the initiation of ophthalmological operations at the RDRS eye care center, with 778 patients operated on in the first month, training 125 women as community health promoters, conducting 17 eye camps to identify cataract patients, teaching the Braille system to 10 visually impaired students, and supporting the delivery of 230 high-risk pregnant mothers. This comprehensive project aligns with SDG Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being.