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CHC At A Glance

Introduction To CHC

The purpose of the hospital is to serve the people of this region in the Name and Spirit of Jesus Christ without discrimination as to caste, colour or creed.

CHC consists of:

Christian Hospital Chandraghona (General Hospital), the Community Health Program (CHP), the Christian Leprosy Centre (CLC) & the Nursing Training Institute (NTI)

The aims of CHC are:

1. To provide basic and essential curative health services to the poor people of the community, mostly at subsided cost or free of charge. 2. To provide preventive and curative healthcare for the community in an effective manner with full community participation. 3. To help to improve the national health service of Bangladesh by providing skilled health personnel.

General Hospital (CHC)

CHC was established in 1907 by the Baptist Missionary Society (UK). The general hospital is now a 125 bed facility which provides a wide range of basic essential medical, surgical, obstetric and paediatric services 24 hrs a day, 7days a week. CHC is the main referral centre for CHT and neighbouring upazilas of Chittagong District.

Community Health Program (CHP)

CHP aims to improve the health status of the people living in the remote areas of Kaptai Upazila, and is designed to meet UN millennium development goals. Currently CHP is working in 3 of the 5 unions(administrative districts) of Kaptai Upazila, and from 2010 all 5 unions will be covered. The program operates on three tiers: 1st- 56 well-trained BMWs (Basic Medical Workers) live in the project areas and provide healthcare to a designated area. 2nd- seven regular mobile clinics operate in different locations 5 days a week (some locations weekly, some bi-monthly). 3rd - CHC acts as the referral centre for the first two tiers. CHP is financed by external grants and donations.

Christian Leprosy Centre (CLC)

Leprosy treatment was added to the existing medical work in 1913. CLC is one of the oldest leprosy hospitals on the Indian subcontinent and is the oldest in Bangladesh. All treatment and food is provided free of charge and funded by The Leprosy Mission International. The hospital has 60 inpatient beds as well as facilities for outpatient review, laboratory testing, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and shoe-making. Reconstructive surgery for leprosy deformities is provided regularly.

Nursing Training Institute

Founded in 1937, and one of the first in the country, NTI is recognized by the Bangladesh Nursing Council. NTI aims to empower marginalized young people through nursing training, which helps their families economically as well as supporting healthcare in the local community and beyond. NTI is financed mainly by grants and donations.