USS has been working in this area with an aim to reduce the mortality and morbidity rate of mother
and child through improvement of hygiene situation in the rural areas. The working strategies of
this area are supply safe drinking water and sanitation, creation of awareness through campaign
program. Some major activities are distributing of tube well, sanitary latrines, perform folk
song/drama show, undercut model village, display video/film show, and yard meeting on hygiene
education.
USS has worked on several projects on health Improvement one of them was “Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene Program” with the help of Water Aid Bangladesh and UST since 2000-2004 in
Saghata upazila of Gaibandha district. Under this project USS had distributed tube well and
sanitary latrine among the poor family, conducted weekly yard meeting with women on hygiene
and health education. USS also implemented “Drinking water supply and sanitation” project with
the help of NGO Forum in 1999-2005 in Saghata.
Others relevant projects which have been implemented by USS are;
| Sl. N | Project Title | Funded by | Duration of the Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Health Development | VHSS | 1988 |
| 2 | Arsenic Pre-Assessment | CARE Bangladesh | 2003-2004 |
| 3 | Drinking Water Security for Poor and Women | BCAS | 2005-2009 |
| 4 | Advocacy for poor’s access to the local public health service | European Union | 2010-2012 |
| 5 | Provide AIDS awareness supports to the community | Caritas Bangladesh | 2007 |
