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Gokulpur community clinic earns confidence of rural people


Bangladeshpost
Published : 26 Nov 2019 01:38 PM | Updated : 29 Aug 2020 03:47 AM

Gokulpur Community Clinic (GCC) has earned a solid confidence of rural people by providing treatments of common ailments with cost-free medicines in last five years, reports BSS. 

Around 40 people of all ages are daily visiting the clinic located in Haridebpur union of Sadar upazila in Rangpur district to get treatments and medicines.

Along with providing treatments of common ailments and medicines, well- trained Community Health Care Provider (CHCP) Nazma Khatun also conducts safe deliveries of pregnant mothers successfully at GCC during the past five years. 

Talking to BSS, Nazma Khatun, also a Community Skilled Birth Attendant (CSBA), said the number of visitors increases due to proximity of the clinic with provision of free medicines for common ailments.

“Some 14,500 patients are receiving health services and medicines there free of costs annually with around 40 patients a day on an average since 2015,” said Nazma.