Health

Community Health & Nutrition Services:

Community health and nutrition services of Nari Maitree are committed to improving the health status of its targeted community. So, community health and nutrition services are an important part of the NM's health sector - not an add-on or optional extra. They are vital in helping to create and maintain well-being and good health, particularly in those who are least able to pay. They are not about crises, but they are about long-term effort that reflects and implements the principles of empowerment, access for marginalized groups, community partnership, and client focused and integrated multi-disciplinary services.

Community health and Nutrition services of NM are included as:

	Distribute red card to ultra poor for receiving free health services
	Safe delivery, Primary health care, Reproductive health care, eye care and TB program through DOTS services
	Pre and post Natal care
	Identify the malnourished and under weight children through MUAC tape
	Provide training and Demonstrated nutrition food processing and distribute nutritious food
	for children, pregnant and lactating mother
	Immunization and distribute Vitamin - A capsule and de-warming tablets for 6 month to < 5 years
	General treatment, referral services and Pathological services
	Health education and promotion through develop BCC/IEC materials and organize courtyard meeting for parents and conduct AFLE sessions for adolescents, school sessions and BCC sessions for sex worker, truck driver, Hotel boy, Rickshaw puller and peer educators etc.
	VCT services for diagnosis HIV-AIDS
	Examine the anemia status of Adolescent girls and distribute Iron tablets, Height & Weight measurement of children and girls
	Creating collaborative relationships with industry, government, hospitals and other health services