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Good Heal Trust gears up slum efforts

November 25, 2013

                         Senior Correspondent,  bdnews24.com

Published: 2013-11-23 00:35:43.0 BdST Updated: 2013-11-23 00:37:01.0 BdST

A private trust has geared up its efforts to provide medical help to dwellers of Dhaka’s largest slum.

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The Good Heal Trust says they are now conducting two special camps every month in addition to their regular ‘innovative’ services from a clinic in the crowded Korail slum.

The shanty town is home to nearly 0.15 million poor people crammed in small huts.

The number of its dwellers is growing by the day as more and more people are migrating to the capital straining their basic needs like healthcare.

According to the Trust, in its latest camp on Thursday doctors examined 38 patients. In the previous camp held in the first week of the month, as many patients were treated.

 

The patients range from garment workers to beggars.

The Trust launched the clinic in April this year in collaboration with the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. It uses telemedicine technology to reach out to its everyday patients.

Initially, it organised a special camp every month. Later, it expanded its activities and started holding two camps a month.

 

Doctors at the Diabetic Association’s Bangladesh Institute of Health Science help them out in conducting special camps.

On enrolment to the camp for Tk 30, a patient receives a card using which they can get tests and consultancy at a discount at the Trust’s designated facility near the slum.

The Trust’s trained health workers first screen a registered patient before the doctors examine them.

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Good Health, Education, and Life (HEAL) Trust is a private not-for-profit organization registered under the Trust Act of Bangladesh, established in 2013 with the aim of improving the quality of health care services in Bangladesh.

Good HEAL Trust brings over 60 years of collective groundbreaking cross-sectoral experience among its distinguished partners and advisors who have come together to envision a bright future for the health and population sector of Bangladesh through comprehensive, long-term solutions to some of the most pressing issues faced by the country.

Good HEAL Trust believes that the quality and outcomes of care can be improved through the combined development of a trained health care workforce, institutions of excellence for evidence- based nursing education and training, creating employment opportunities through vocational training, leveraging technology to provide access to health services at the last mile, and a culture of prevention by early diagnosis and intervention.

Good HEAL Trust’s Outreach clinic at Korail slum, Home Healthcare Service through Bedside Assistant Training Program, Vocational Training for slum dwellers, and Nurses’ Skill Enhancement Program address key issues outlined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for Bangladesh.

 

Nurses’ Skill Enhancement Program

Nursing Classes: Nursing classes were held at Birdem 1, Birdem 2 and The National Heart Foundation, covering a whole range of topics. The topics included: Acid Base Balance, Pre and Post-Operative Nursing Management, Universal Precautions, Infection Control and Parental Therapy.

English Classes: To improve the over-all English efficiency of the nurses, English Language classes have been on going with a focus and emphasis on spoken English. Classes were held at Birdem 1, Birdem 2 and National Heart Foundation. The topics covered included: ‘The House’. ‘The Hospital.’ The 5 W’s (who, what, where, when and why). ‘Making Polite Requests,’ ‘Shopping for Groceries’ and ‘Shopping at the Mall’.

Computer Classes: Computer classes were held at Birdem 1, Birdem 2 and The National Heart Foundation on Microsoft Word and its uses. Formatting and different methods of saving files was shown to the students.

Grooming Classes: Grooming classes were held at The National Heart Foundation. Methods of communication with patients and the importance of body language were taught.

Healthcare Project in Korail Slum

Good Heal Trust’s outreach team presented health awareness sessions and general health advice to patients of the Korail Slum. Advice pertaining to personal hygiene, family planning, common diseases amongst women, common diseases present in households and many other issues were discussed. Short field health checkups were also held at different blocks of the Korail Slum. Health services were given to around 320 people. Our in house nurse gave OTC medicine to 50 patients and 14 patients were prescribed medications by Dr. Apurbo from Gulshan Health Care Center.

In addition to the above, Good Heal Trust’s in house nurse, Abdul Mariyam Bee, with the help of other health workers screened/tested 30 females patients for breast and cervical cancer.

 

Visits and Potential Clients A few hospitals and medical institutes were visited by some of the Good Heal Trust team members. The list visited includes: Square Hospital, Dhaka Medical College (DMC), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Popular.

The team intends to meet different hospitals and institutes in the upcoming month in order to offer the Nursing Enhancement Program to interested hospitals. The list of hospitals that will be visited include: United, Apollo, Shahabuddin, Prescription Point, Square, Shamorita, Labaid, Ibn Sina and Monwara.

If interested in working with us or in simply finding out more information about what we endeavor to bring to the over-all healthcare system, current/future projects and much more please visit us at: www.goodhealtrust.org