News Category: Health
YPSA celebrates and provides award to the champions of MNCH/ASRHR in Khagrachari Hill District
YPSA arranged a special program to celebrate the positive outcomes of MNCH/ASRHR (Maternal, New-born & Child Health/Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Rights) in Panchari, Khagrachari Hill District on 19 November 2018….
YPSA-SHOW Project initiate a Unique Model of Online Based Referral System in Khagrachari
MART (Maternal Awareness and Referral Tracking) System is a unique intervention of SHOW project in Bangladesh for online based referral system. This is a piloting initiative. If the system could…
YPSA visited YPSA-SHOW and EC-SRHR Project in Khagrachari
Md. Mahabubur Rahman Director (Social Development) YPSA visited a 5 day long residential training on ‘Audio Visual SBCC Materials Use Guideline and Facilitation Skills ‘ under YPSA-SHOW Project on 31…
Youth Festival 2018 held in Khagrachari
“Young people themselves have created different types of awareness posters and Wall magazines which promote things to do during adolescence, prevention of eve-teasing and early marriage. Such posters and wall…
YPSA distributes garbage trolley and safety equipment to promote safe waste management
YPSA, under Promoting Safe Water and Sanitation program , distributed garbage trolley and safety equipment for the collection of waste, at the Takterpool slum of east Bakalia, 18 no. ward of…
Awareness session on “Diabetes – Control, Discipline, Diet & Drug”
YPSA arranged an awareness session on “Diabetes – Control, Discipline, Diet & Drug” at Age Friendly Space (AFS-2), Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. The program was arranged under the project “Improved access…
USAID’s Ujjiban Project signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Radio Sagar Giri
On Sunday, June 24, 2018 the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Ujjiban Social and Behavior Change Communication Project signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Radio Sagar Giri…
YPSA celebrates National Day on Occupational Safety and Health’ 2018
“Bangladesh is now in an irresistible step toward achieving sustainable development goal. The workers-owners both will have to contribute to this initiative together. For the sake of development of the…
Senior officials from World Bank and PKSF visit YPSA’s OBA SANITATION MICROFINANCE PROGRAM activities
A senior official team from World Bank, PKSF and partner organizations visited YPSA’s “OBA SANITATION MICROFINANCE PROGRAM” activities at different villages of Sitakund and Mirsarai on 8 April, 2018. Md….
Deputy Managing Director of PKSF visits YPSA’s services for displaced Rohingyas in Cox’sbazar
Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin, Deputy Managing Director at Palli Kormo Sohaiok Foundation (PKSF), a state-run agency driving microfinance movement in the country , visited YPSA’s services for the displaced Myanmar citizen…
PKSF senior team visits YPSA Age Friendly Space for Rohingya people
Deputy General Manager (DGM) of PKSF A.H.M Abdul Kaiyum visited YPSA’s Rohingya projects at Balukhali, Ukhia, Cox’sbazar on 10 January 2018. He visited YPSA’s Age Friendly Space and Women Friendly…
Deputy Managing Director of PKSF visits YPSA in Kawkhali
Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin, Deputy Managing Director at PKSF; Md. Mashiar Rahman, General Manager and Md. Golam Morshed Hossain, Assistant Manager at PKSF visited YPSA’s ENRICH project at Kolompoti Union of Kawkhali under Rangamati…
YPSA urges national and international organizations for humanitarian response to Rohingya refugee
Md. Arifur Rahman, Chief Executive at YPSA urges government, all international NGOs, UN agencies and local organizations for humanitarian aid to Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar’s…
Teachers Training on Sexual and Reproductive Health held in Khagrachari
Lessons on adolescent sexual and reproductive health are present in the secondary school curriculum in Bangladesh, disseminated in different subjects for 6-10 grade students, but teachers are not willing or…
Workshop on prevention and control of Malaria held in Rangunia
YPSA organized a workshop on the prevention and control of Malaria at the Sharafvata Union Parishad auditorium, Rangunia on 22 October. Sharafvata UP Chairman Alhaj Sheikh Farid Uddin Chowdhury addressed…
Dignity kits distributed to displaced women who fled violence in Myanmar
YPSA and ActionaAid Bangladesh have come together with humanitarian response for forcefully displaced Myanmar citizen in Cox’s Bazar. Most of these displaced citizens are women. During the crackdown by the…
YPSA meets Director of Chittagong Medical College and Hospital
In order to explore the opportunities on working together more closely for the distressed people, YPSA Management and CMCH (Chittagong Medical College and Hospital) made a discussion meeting on 24 August…
Ensure maternal and child health care access in hard-to-rich areas – Chairman of Khagrachari District Council
Raising more awareness on maternal and child health care access among the people in hard-to-rich areas, maternal and infant mortality can be reduced significantly. Beside this health care service, education…
Inception Meeting of SHOW project held in Panchari upazila
YPSA organized Inception meeting of ‘Strengthening Health Outcomes for Women and Children (SHOW) Project’ in Panchari Upazila of Khagrachari district on March 22, 2017 at upazila parishad conference hall. This…
Insecticidal mosquito net distributed among poor families in Rangunia
“Government has allocated adequate budget for the health sector. Present government has reopened the community clinics which were shut down earlier. Since the Rangunia Upazila is malaria prone area, long…