BSS :
A six-month pregnant woman of Mohongonj upazila inNetrokona district felt sick amid the Covid-19 pandemic when all the hospitals
and healthcare centers were busy with coronavirus patients keeping aside their
regular services to other patients.
“I was suffering from cough and skin related diseases during the countrywide
lockdown last year when I was pregnant for six months. I and my family members
were anxious about my health since all healthcare facilities were virtually shut
for other patients except the Covid-affected ones,” Hriday Moni, a resident of
Adarshanagar village of Mohongonj upazila, told BSS recently.
At that time, she came to know about the “Ma-Telehealth Center” being run by the
Department of Women and Children Affairs, under the supervision of a2i of the
Cabinet Division and the ICT Division with the support from the UNDP, to render
health services to pregnant and lactating mothers and children.
“I took medical services from the “Ma-Telehealth Center” twice during my
pregnancy and recovered following the treatment provided by the center,” said
Hriday Moni, wife of a factory worker, Nizamuddin.
She also received health services from the Ma-Telehealth Center when she was
suffering from different complications after giving birth to her child.
“Now my health condition is very well. I also availed of services for my new born baby Ishrat Jahan Nadia and she is also fine now,” Hriday Moni said.
Nizamuddin expressed his satisfaction over the a2i’s initiative of delivering the health services to the pregnant and lactating mothers and children, saying, “It has emerged as a blessing for the poor pregnant women in rural areas of the country”.
According to the a2i officials, “Ma-Telehealth Center” is ensuring uninterrupted healthcare services for the pregnant and lactating mothers and children while the platform has already served the people for 370,000 times since June 14, 2020.
