Climate Change Disaster Preparedness and Environment
Our Success
Through the ongoing programs of TMSS, we have initiated programs to eradicate gender violence, establish rights and support settlements. During FY 2019-2020, we have reached 235167 people through our human rights and social justice related activities.
Climate Change Disaster Preparedness and Environment
TMSS management has given top priority in the provision of affordable and quality health services for its member and the general mass as well. Health is considered as one of the most crucial developmental elements with priority to address the basic needs of the poor. To materialize this TMSS started its health services in 1990 by ensuring optimal health care services for the poor and under privileged people. Gradually the healthcare services and programs of this sector were expanded in manifold dimensional aspects such as in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary care level as well as in medical, dental, nursing, paramedical and health technology education through establishing hospitals, community level sub- centers and educational institutes. The 20 storied 1000 bed TMSS Medical College and Rafatullah Community Hospital (TMC & RCH) is a focal point of TMSS Health Sectors. Rafatullah Community Hospital (RCH) was established in the year 1995 at Thengamara village by Professor Dr. Hosne- Ara Begum the founding Executive Director of TMSS through the financial assistance of Terre des Homes- Netherlands. It has been launched with the dream and theme to deliver health care services to the poor and rural people of Northern Bangladesh at an affordable cost.
TMSS not only established a 1000 bed Hospital but also 97 satellite clinics in the rural areas. In addition, in the medical and health education, TMSS has given equal emphasis to medical, para-medical; community health service education institutes. Primary care starts at the village satellite clinic at microfinance group members ‘neighborhoods. The satellite clinic usually organizes a weekly group meeting with its microfinance participants. Paramedical staff or medical assistants provide the service. The2nd tier of service is provided at the sub-center. There are 483 sub-centers at 45 districts of Bangladesh for all villagers irrespective of their microfinance participation and with a minimum fee for services (TK 5.00/ or $0.058) or free of cost in most cases. The sub centers are the first place for institutional development work. There is a duty roster to indicate the availability of the doctor who provides healthcare to the villagers apart from paramedic/medical assistant. The sub centers operate on a daily basis. If necessary, the patients are referred by the village sub center to better facilities. Also TMSS has started operations of 150-bed cancer care unit (TCC) at RCH recently with latest Technology,Trained man power and wonderful facilities. TMSS has a good networking system and transportation facilities. Transportation is available to move patients from the sub center to other facilities at a nominal charge. Tertiary care is provided in Bogra district where TMSS has its own hospitals, diagnostic services and medical college. In addition, most government facilities are linked with the TMSS network and with the government service providers extending their full support to TMSS.
TMSS Health Sector has been working as a supplementary force to Government for building Bangladesh as a healthy, dynamic and disease free country in South Asia.