Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Dhaka
Ipas Bangladesh with its partner organizations is implementing a five-year project titled Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Dhaka funded by Global Affairs Canada through HealthBridge Foundation. This project will work with different stakeholders including general physicians(GPs), garment industries, UPHCSDP, DGHS and DGFP to improve availability of and accessibility to quality SRHR service for the disadvantaged women and girls living in urban areas of Dhaka, Naryanganj and Gazipur districts.
Project Goal
The project aims to improve and strengthen sexual and reproductive health and rights and address SGBV issues of underserved and vulnerable women and adolescents in Dhaka.
Objectives
Improve availability and accessibility to quality SRH services for poor and underserved women and adolescents living in urban areas.
Increase social support, knowledge, and self-efficacy related to SRHR, including SGBV resources for poor and underserved women and adolescents living in urban areas.
Improve public health (PH) emergency preparedness and response to ensure availability of and access to uninterrupted delivery of essential SRH services & supplies during PH emergencies, including pandemics.
Digital Engagement of the Project
The ISRHR’D project has introduced the OGSB Call Center, launched in May 2023, as a step forward in digital health services. Offering free consultations, this initiative aims to bridge the socio-economic divide and ensure equitable access to SRHR services for underserved urban populations.
Video Call on WhatsApp
Geographic Areas:
• Dhaka North City Corporation
• Dhaka South City Corporation
• Urban areas of Gazipur and Narayanganj
Project Implementation:
Ipas Bangladesh and its partner organizations:
• Obstetrical and Gynecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB)
• Association for Prevention of Septic Abortion, Bangladesh (BAPSA)
• Reproductive Health Service, Training and Education Program (RHSTEP)
• SERAC Bangladesh
Collaborative partners
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and its Directorates:
• Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
• Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP)
• Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery (DGNM)
• Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (MOLGRD&C)
• Urban Primary Health care Services Delivery Project (UPHCSDP)
• Dhaka North City Corporation
• Dhaka South City Corporation
• Narayanganj City Corporation
• Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA)
• Bangladesh Private Medical Practitioners Association (BPMPA)gs.
Funded by
Implementing Partners
