Stakeholders in Shantiganj, Sunamganj gathered on Wednesday for a workshop aimed at strengthening coordinated efforts to improve health and nutrition services in the upazila.
The event titled "Mutual Learning for Improving Health and Nutrition Scenario" was held at 11:00 AM in the Shantiganj Upazila Parishad conference room. Non-governmental development organization Efforts for Rural Advancement (ERA) organized the session with funding support from the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec).
Chaired by Dr. Tarik Jamil Apu, Medical Officer of the Shantiganj Upazila Health Complex, the workshop featured Shantiganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Hillol Chakma as the chief guest. ERA Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Fazlul Karim moderated the event.
Speakers included ERA Executive Director Fahmida Akhtar, Upazila Youth Development Officer Sandip Biswas, Upazila Family Planning Officer Md. Kamal Uddin and Upazila Secondary Education Officer Mohammad Anisul Islam. Union Parishad chairmen, local educational institution heads, Shantiganj Press Club leadership and public health officials also attended.
Participants discussed strategies to enhance inter-departmental coordination, share field experiences and implement effective community-level health initiatives. Speakers emphasized that seamless collaboration among local administration, health service providers and civil society is crucial to making nutrition and healthcare services accessible to all residents.
