ESDO Honored as Best NGO in Asashuni for Advancing Climate-Resilient Maternal and Child Healthcare
ESDO has been selected as the best NGO in Asashuni Upazila in recognition of its unique contribution to mitigating climate-related risks to maternal and child health. In recognition of its outstanding contribution to mitigating climate change-related risks to maternal and child health in Asashuni Upazila of Satkhira district, ESDO has been awarded as the best NGO.
ESDO has been playing a significant role in enhancing public health, climate resilience and community capacity in Asashuni Upazila for a long time under the CALL Program and REACH Project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and EDM.
Notable activities under the project include—
Provision of 3 fully solar-powered mobile ambulances.
Renovation of 9 community clinics.
Renovation of 2 Union Health and Family Welfare Centers.
Establishment of Operation Theatre (OT) rooms and provision of about 40 types of surgical equipment.
Provision of necessary training and equipment to health department officials and staff.
Providing training to about 1,500 young men and women in pedagogical methods and developing them as volunteers.
Providing necessary medical equipment including ECG machines in the Upazila Health Complex.
Ensuring availability of safe water for patients and their caregivers.
Installation of 6 Pond Sand Filters (PSF), 6 Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants and 2 safe water ponds.
Formulation of 11 training manuals on climate and health, which were previously absent at the government level. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with the concerned ministry to disseminate these manuals at the national level.
Playing a leading role in conducting a massive public awareness campaign to prevent and combat measles.
This multifaceted initiative of ESDO has made a significant contribution to making the health system of Asashuni Upazila more climate tolerant, modern and people-oriented. In recognition of this outstanding work, the organization has been honored as the best NGO!
