Improving SRHR services of SKS hospital and its Satellite Clinics in Bangladesh

From 13-17 November, staff from SKS Foundation in Bangladesh participated at the training of trainers (ToT) to improve their SRHR-services. The training was provided by the partners of the project: Consiglieri Private Limited, SERAC Bangladesh and CINOP.

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About the project

The aim of this project is to improve the SRHR (Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights) services of the SKS hospital and its satellite clinics, in and around Gaibandha, north of the Saghata sub-district. This is a complex area, because of its location alongside the riverbanks. The communities living here belong to the most marginalized of the country, the region is prone to floods and communities get disconnected from the mainland every year during the monsoon. In order to reach the most vulnerable people in these villages, SKS works with 16 ‘community clinics’ they call Satellite Clinics. In this project, their staff is being strengthened so they can contribute to improved equitable access to and utilisation of quality health services, with a specific emphasis on SRHR services.

About the ToT

The ToT that took place in November 2022 is the third step in the project, following the training needs assessment and the development of a curriculum on the SRHR topics. The ToT was about the content of SRHR and facilitation skills in general. The newly developed curriculum was implemented in the training, which was a perfect time for participants to provide feedback on it. Special attention was given to the various target groups the trainers will meet, like women in the community and adolescents in secondary schools.

Next steps

After the ToT, the trained trainers will pilot the course for their own staff in the satellite hospitals. This will strengthen the staff to reach out to the community members and supply them with quality information and make SRHR services more accessible. In the meantime, a SRHR boat has been acquired, with which satellite clinic staff and volunteers are able to reach the communities with SRHR services. The boat will be put into service and become a ‘central point’ for SRHR information and services for community members. In December 2022, the project team will focus on developing a sustainable business model to market the course for CSO, NGO’s, Governmental organizations but also to industries (for example, ready-made garments), where many community members are working. In this way we generate a multiplier effect which will eventually further contribute to improved equitable access to and utilisation of quality health services, with a specific emphasis on SRHR services. This will also serve the sustainability of the project.  

This is a TMT+ project within the Orange Knowledge Programme, managed by Nuffic and funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.