A documentation on BRAC's Shastho shebika: exploring the possibilities of institutionalisation

Shastho shebikas (SS) are health cadres, selected from BRAC's Village Organisations (VO). They are the nucleus of BRAC health programmes and are trained in preventative, promotive and curative aspects of health. As the frontline work force, their role and functions in BRAC health programmes...

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Autor principal: Mahbub, Amina
Formato: Research report
Idioma:English
Publicado em: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) 2020
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spelling 10361-134212020-01-08T21:01:06Z A documentation on BRAC's Shastho shebika: exploring the possibilities of institutionalisation Mahbub, Amina Shastho shebika BRAC Institutionalisation Health program Village Organizations (VO) Public health Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC) Shastho shebikas (SS) are health cadres, selected from BRAC's Village Organisations (VO). They are the nucleus of BRAC health programmes and are trained in preventative, promotive and curative aspects of health. As the frontline work force, their role and functions in BRAC health programmes are enormous. BRAC health programmes cover approximately thirty-five million people by mobilising these shastho shebikas. BRAC has been using the SS since 1977, and several studies have been done so far on different aspects relevant to the SS. The present study has made an effort to document the present situation of SS using various primary and secondary sources. Concurrently the study tried to explore the possibilities of institutionalise the activities of SSs in the community. 2020-01-08T04:21:55Z 2020-01-08T04:21:55Z 2000-10 Research report Mahbub, A. (2000, October). A documentation on BRAC’s Shastho shebika: exploring the possibilities of institutionalisation. Research Reports (2000): Social Studies, Vol – XXV, 32–62. http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13421 en application/pdf BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
institution Brac University
collection Institutional Repository
language English
topic Shastho shebika
BRAC
Institutionalisation
Health program
Village Organizations (VO)
Public health
Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC)
spellingShingle Shastho shebika
BRAC
Institutionalisation
Health program
Village Organizations (VO)
Public health
Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC)
Mahbub, Amina
A documentation on BRAC's Shastho shebika: exploring the possibilities of institutionalisation
description Shastho shebikas (SS) are health cadres, selected from BRAC's Village Organisations (VO). They are the nucleus of BRAC health programmes and are trained in preventative, promotive and curative aspects of health. As the frontline work force, their role and functions in BRAC health programmes are enormous. BRAC health programmes cover approximately thirty-five million people by mobilising these shastho shebikas. BRAC has been using the SS since 1977, and several studies have been done so far on different aspects relevant to the SS. The present study has made an effort to document the present situation of SS using various primary and secondary sources. Concurrently the study tried to explore the possibilities of institutionalise the activities of SSs in the community.
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title A documentation on BRAC's Shastho shebika: exploring the possibilities of institutionalisation
title_short A documentation on BRAC's Shastho shebika: exploring the possibilities of institutionalisation
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