Health and Nutrition Program

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VOSD has implemented the Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Program (BINP) from 1999 to 2002 in 13 Upazillas of Chandpur, Faridpur and Barisal Districts with the support of World Bank and DAE fruitfully and the program was very successful and contributed to improve nutritional status in the program areas. After the completion of the BINP successfully, VOSD has been continuing the implementation of the National Nutrition Program (NNP) from 2003 to 2011 with the support of World Bank and NNP. The purpose of the NNP is to achieve sustainable improvements in birth weights and in nutrition status of vulnerable groups through the adoption of new behaviors and appropriate use by individuals and households of nutrition services that are increasingly managed by local communities. From July 2004, under an operational plan (2004-2006) NNP has been a part of nutrition sub-sector in a Program approach under Health Nutrition and Population Sector Program (HNPSP). The Program has service delivery components, which further have sub-components;

• Area based Community Nutrition intervention.

• National Level Nutrition Intervention.

VOSD has been implementing NNP in 37 Upazilas (Barisal Sadar, Gournadi, Jhalakathi Sadar, Nalcity, Rajapur, Kathalia, Hajiganj, Faridganj, Haimchar, Chandpur Sadar, Matlab South, Matlab North, Laxmipur Sadar, Raipur, Ramgati, Komolnagar, Kachua, Tongibari, Modhukhali, Amtoli, Mehendiganj, Charfasson, Manpura, Dashmina, Dewanganj, Melandah, Madarganj, Bhuapur, Sreebardi, Sherpur Sadar, Gauripur, Haluaghat, Iswarganj, Muktagacha, Nandail, Fulbaria and Phulpur) of 14 Districts (Barisal, Jhalakathi, Barguna, Chandpur, Laxmipur, Faridpur & Munshigonj) under seven Packages (Package No. 03, 15, 11, 22, 24, 27 and 29). This program is supported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and World Bank. VOSD covers about 21,70,269 households and 1,12,66,150 population of Bangladesh. This program provides nutritional services through Community Nutrition Center (CNC) which is established in the community and each CNC covers about 1200 population of the community. VOSD has been operating 9,059 CNCs in its operational areas to provide nutritional services. This program has 9,059 CNPs for 9,059 CNCs, 912 Community Nutrition Organizers (CNOs) for 9,059 CNCs/CNPs and each CNO operates 10 CNCs/CNPs, 235 Field Supervisors (FS) for 912 CNOs and 37 Upazila Managers for 37 Upazilas and other senior level staffs have been working for the program. CNC is the nutritional service providing center for ultra-poor children and pregnant women of the community. This CNC runs by Community Nutrition Promoter (CNP) and takes the responsibility to make aware the local people.

National Nutrition Program (NNP)

VOSD  has  implemented  the  Bangladesh  Integrated  Nutrition  Program  (BINP) from 1999 to 2002 in 13 Upazillas of Chandpur, Faridpur and Barisal Districts with the support of World Bank and DAE fruitfully and the program was very successful and contributed to improve nutritional status in the program areas. After the completion of the BINP successfully, VOSD has been continuing the implementation of the National Nutrition Program (NNP) from 2003 to 2011 with the support of World Bank and NNP. The purpose of the NNP is to achieve sustainable improvements in birth weights and in nutrition status of vulnerable groups  through  the  adoption  of  new  behaviors  and  appropriate  use  by individuals and households of nutrition services that are increasingly managed by local communities. From July 2004, under an operational plan (2004-2006) NNP has been a part of nutrition sub-sector in a Program approach under Health Nutrition and Population Sector Program (HNPSP). The Program has service delivery components, which further have sub-components; 

•    Area based Community Nutrition intervention.

•    National Level Nutrition Intervention.

VOSD has been implementing NNP in 37 Upazilas (Barisal Sadar, Gournadi, Jhalakathi Sadar, Nalcity, Rajapur, Kathalia, Hajiganj, Faridganj, Haimchar, Chandpur Sadar, Matlab South, Matlab North, Laxmipur Sadar, Raipur, Ramgati, Komolnagar, Kachua, Tongibari, Modhukhali, Amtoli, Mehendiganj, Charfasson, Manpura, Dashmina, Dewanganj, Melandah, Madarganj, Bhuapur, Sreebardi, Sherpur Sadar, Gauripur, Haluaghat, Iswarganj, Muktagacha, Nandail, Fulbaria and Phulpur) of 14 Districts (Barisal, Jhalakathi, Barguna, Chandpur, Laxmipur, Faridpur & Munshigonj) under seven Packages (Package No. 03, 15, 11, 22, 24, 27 and 29). This program is supported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and World Bank. VOSD covers about 21,70,269   households and 1,12,66,150 population of Bangladesh. This program provides nutritional services through Community Nutrition Center (CNC) which is established in the community and each CNC covers about 1200 population of the community. VOSD has been operating 9,059 CNCs in its operational areas to provide nutritional services. This program has 9,059 CNPs for 9,059 CNCs, 912 Community Nutrition Organizers (CNOs) for 9,059 CNCs/CNPs and each CNO operates 10 CNCs/CNPs, 235 Field Supervisors (FS) for 912 CNOs and 37  Upazila  Managers  for  37  Upazilas  and  other  senior  level  staffs  have  been working for the program. CNC is the nutritional service providing center for ultra- poor  children  and  pregnant  women  of  the  community.  This  CNC  runs  by Community Nutrition Promoter (CNP) and takes the responsibility to make aware the local people.

 

Poultry for Nutrition

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VOSD has been trying to improve the socio-economic condition of the vulnerable and ultra-poor families of the country specially the disadvantaged people of our villages. Since the inception of the organization, it has implemented the several programs and also its own initiative to support the ultra-poor families. VOSD’s vision is to reduce malnutrition and moderate malnutrition (underweight) in children aged less than 2 years, to increase the weight of pregnant women during pregnancy and to reduce the incidence of Low Birth Weight (LBW) from the country. Poultry for Nutrition (PFN) is a subproject of National Nutrition Program (NNP) of the core project of Area Based Community Nutrition (ABCN) successfully being run upto 2006 funded by Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock and World Bank with the technical assistance of UNICEF. This project runs as food  security  of  the  ultra-poor  families  which  is  one  of  the  causes  of malnutrition of our country. This project covers 9 Upazilas of 3 Districts (Barisal, Jhalakathi  and  Chandpur).  After  that  the  project  activities  spread  in  other Upazilas of VOSD working areas to support the household nutrition production. Nowadays, PFN activities have been implemented in 20 Upazilas of NNP implementing areas of the country by VOSD without the support of the donors except   following   the   technical   guidelines.