Improving health and nutritional status of the urban extreme poor

Concern Worldwide signed a partnership grant contract with its consortium partner BRAC for implementation of a project "Improving Health and Nutrition status of Urban Extreme Poor in Bangladesh through sustainable health service provision" recently, says a press release.

It is a three years project funded by the European Union and will be implemented in Dhaka North and South City Corporation, Chittagong City Corporation and Mymensingh Municipality.

The overall objective of the project is to improve the health and nutritional status of the urban extreme poor in Bangladesh through sustainable service provision managed through a coordinated, national urban health delivery system and the specific objective is to improve and increase sustainable, comprehensive and integrated primary health care, nutrition and population services to the urban poor.