Eastern Bank supports Red Crescent Society to boost mother and child health centres

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to support and enhance the functionality of selected mother and child health (MCH) centres across the country.

Maj (retd) Md Abdus Salam, head of administration of Eastern Bank PLC, and Kabir M Ashraf Alam, secretary general of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, signed the MoU at the bank’s head office in Dhaka recently, according to a press release.

Under this initiative, EBL will provide financial aid of Tk 40 lakh to support the improvement of health services at four BDRCS MCH centres located in Kishoreganj, Narsingdi, Brahmanbaria, and Dinajpur, many of which serve rural, remote, and disaster-prone communities with limited access to quality healthcare.

The initiative, titled “Improving Mother and Child Health Service Provision”, will run for 12 months and is expected to benefit around 15,000 people, including mothers, children, and elderly community members.

The project will support infrastructure renovation, improved sanitation and water facilities, installation of essential diagnostic equipment, and regular medical support from qualified physicians, including general practitioners and gynaecology specialists.

Currently, BDRCS operates 56 Mother and Child Health (MCH) centres serving approximately 1.4 million people across Bangladesh.

Areefa Mehera Sinha, director of the International Relations, Communications and Fundraising, and Shahana Zafor, director of the BDRCS Blood Programme, along with other senior officials from both organisations, were also present.