Advocacy Communication
The advocacy needs assessment workshop
An
Advocacy Needs Assessment workshop supported by ICM, took place on 21 July,
2022 at the BRAC Learning Center, Uttara. The workshop was facilitated by Faridah Luyiga of ICM and RUKHEN UDDIN AHMED. There were BMS’s executives, staff, interns, students, representatives
from DGNM, IPAS, Naripokkho, BRAC, UNFPA, RHSTEP etc.
Network building
The
National Liver Foundation: BMS met with Mr. Junaid of The National Liver
Foundation and planned to observe the World Hepatitis Day in partnership.
Midwives has a special role to play to prevent Hepatitis.
SMC:
BMS
team met with officials of SMC on 20-July-2022. SMC (Social Marketing Company) was
originated in 1974 as a USAID-funded Family Planning Social Marketing Project
(FPSMP) to address the rapid population growth in the country. Later on, the
project was transformed into a not-for-profit company in 1990 and run by a
voluntary Board of Directors. SMC became fully sustainable in 2012 by
recovering more than 100% of its non-program related costs. SMC and BMS team
both introduced each other through sharing a presentation. Both SMC and BMS is
finding ways to work together in near future.
The World Hepatitis Day observation
BMS
observed the World Hepatitis Day on 28-Jul in partnership with the National Liver
Foundation at the conference hall of The Daily Star office. The Chief Guest of
the Program was Prof. Ferdousi Begum. Mira Rani Das,
Assistant Director (Midwifery), DGNM was one of the Special Guests. Prof.
Mohammad Ali, Secretary General of the National Liver Foundation graced the
program with his presence. Prof. Mohammad Ali is the pioneer
Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic surgeon of Bangladesh. He initiated the first ever
successful Liver Transplant in Bangladesh. He is the founder of the National
Liver Foundation of Bangladesh. 30 students from Dhaka Nursing College, BRAC,
Turag and BANI were present there.
Advocacy visits:
BMS’s
representatives present at Dhaka Nursing College on 28-July met with the
Principal of Dhaka Nursing College (DNC) and appreciated her for her support to
BMS.