Mission of UTPS

UTPS believes that health service is a fundamental right of the people. Ensuring people’s active participation and co-operation, UTPS shall render quality reproductive health care, primary health care and family planning services at a moderate cost. Self sufficiency is to be achieved through gradual increased service utilization and availability of services.14. Objectives in broad lines:I. Implementing comprehensive health care service through health care sharing/ recovery scheme to improve health status and quality of life of the poor and prevent mortality and morbidity, especially among poor women and children.II. Initiate a process of community ownership in the management and operations of grass-root level health care programs including City Maternity Center (CMC), Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) and Out Reach Centers (ORCs).III. Reduce preventable mortality and morbidity especially among the poor children & women folk;IV. Identification, prevention and treatment of STI/RTI/HIV/AIDS;15. Activities:Ø Integrated Health & STD/HIV/AIDS ProgramØ HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (HAPP)Ø Reproductive Health Care,Ø Child Health Care,Ø Communicable Disease Control,Ø Limited Curative Care,Ø Behavior Change Communication (BCC), 16. Geographical coverage:1X12Division District Upazila Union17. Donor/ Partner: ADB,UNFPA, GOB,NDF, ORBIS, GFATM,UNICEF, SMCSection - 2 : Background & Working Experiences of UTPS:2.1.0. Background: Unity Through Population Service (UTPS) is a non - government organization (NGO) started providing MCH-Family Planning Services from 1983 to the less privileged people who lived in its registered areas like Uttara, Gulshan, Banani, Mohakhali, Badda, under DCC Zones 9 & 10 and in some areas adjacent to Dhaka City. UTPS obtained registrations from Social Welfare Department, Directorate of Family Planning, External Resources Division and NGO Bureau of the Government of Bangladesh. In August 1997, UTPS started rendering MCH-FP and other services under the banner of ESP in Kalaynpur, Paikpara, Pirerbag, Ahammadnagar, East Kafrul, Shewrapara, Gabtoli, Adabar, Shyamoli, Monipur and Agargaon areas under DCC zones 6 & 7 with financial assistance from JSI/UFHP/NSDP.The Asia Foundation (TAF) Dhaka came forward to provide financial assistance to UTPS in April 1984 for health, MCH and Family Planning activities and continued up to 1997. After this, UTPS received funds from John Snow Incorporated (JSI)/ Pathfinder International (NSDP) and Urban Primary Health Care Project (UPHCP) for providing ESP. Besides these, UTPS received funds from HASAB, Action Aid- Bangladesh and UNICEF for STI/RTI/HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness program. UTPS also got financial assistance from GOB for non-formal education. UTPS run by an Executive Committee (EC) consisting of 9 members. There is a general body which elect the EC from its members for a term of two years by direct vote. The EC is responsible for overall management of the organization, policy making, making agreement and liaison with Donor Agencies, GOB, other NOGs and all concerned offices and organizations. UTPS has a written constitution, general guidelines, recruitment policy, and financial guidelines which are mainly based on GOB financial rules and regulations. The key personnel are Executive Director, Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager, Clinic Manager, Senior Medical Officer and Medical Officer.