Janata Sadat's annual Community Health Fortnight reached 18,200 workers, family members, and local residents across the Narsingdi and Palash operating areas in October 2023 — a 34% increase on the 2022 programme — with expanded services including respiratory disease screening, maternal and child health consultations, and an on-site pharmacy dispensing essential medicines at subsidised rates.
The two-week programme deployed four mobile clinic units staffed by nine physicians, fourteen nurses, and a team of community health workers trained under the Bangladesh Community Skilled Birth Attendant programme. Services provided included general health assessments, hypertension and diabetes screening, childhood immunisation (covering 2,340 children under five), ante- and post-natal consultations, and referral letters for specialist care at Narsingdi District Hospital.
2023 Programme Reach
- 0118,200 total beneficiaries (workers, spouses, children, community members)
- 022,340 children immunised against measles, polio, and DPT
- 031,180 women received maternal health consultations
- 044,200 hypertension and diabetes screenings conducted
- 05850 referral letters issued to Narsingdi District Hospital
- 06Essential medicines dispensed at 40% below retail cost via subsidised pharmacy
“A company that asks its people to spend eight hours a day on a production floor has a direct responsibility for their health and the health of their families. The Community Health Fortnight is one of the most important things we do each year — and we are committed to expanding it every year.”
The programme is funded entirely by AkijBashir Group's Community Investment Fund, which allocates 0.5% of consolidated pre-tax profit to health, education, and environmental initiatives in communities where Group companies operate. Programme data has been shared with the Narsingdi District Health Office to inform local primary healthcare planning.
