Special Events
A Cancer Registry Training at the National Institute of Cancer Research Hospital
On April 4, 2016 FCAB organized a seminar with Bangladesh's National Institute of Cancer Research Hospital featuring Prof. Mousumi Banerjee of the University of Michigan School of Public Health to begin teaching cancer researchers [...]
Bagdumur Public Health Survey
FCAB commissioned the Dhaka University Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT) to conduct a comprehensive baseline survey of the residents of Bagdumur in December 2015 to understand its current situation and to help design, [...]
FCAB Hosts Dr. Banerjee at the Bangladesh National Museum
In December 2015, FCAB invited Dr. Mousumi Banerjee, a renowned Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan (UM) School of Public Health and the Cancer Center at UM, to Bangladesh to explore potential ways [...]
Public Health Initiatives
Nutrition Awareness Program
FCAB organized a nutrition awareness program in January 2016 to help the villagers understand the importance of a healthy diet. A presentation on "Food and Nutrition" was made to Bagdumur women who are primarily responsible for selecting [...]
Awareness Program on Injury and Drowning Prevention
There has been an alarming rise in road accidents, significantly highway accidents, in Bangladesh over the past few years. According to a study conducted by the Accident Research Centre (ARC) of BUET, road accidents [...]
Medical Camps
Blood Grouping Campaign
FCAB partnered with Sandhani, Bangladesh’s first volunteer blood donation group consisting of doctors and medical students, to organize a free blood grouping campaign. Unfortunately many villagers are unaware of their blood group making it [...]
Primary Health Camps
Prior to the Rotary Global Grant Award in July 2015 and the start of full operations of the FCAB Primary and Maternal Health Clinic in August, there were 3 medical camps and 1 specialized eye camp. [...]
Ongoing Programs
Make Bagudumur Beautiful
Tree Plantation . . . Keep Bagdumur Clean
Bookmobile
Bishwo Shahitto Kendro is a non-profit institution in Bangladesh that promotes reading habits, enlightenment and progressive ideas among students and the general public. Bishwo Shahitto Kendro actively maintains libraries across the nation. It pioneered the [...]
Focused Group Discussion (FGD)
FCAB organizes periodic focus group discussions (FGD) to listen to the views of Bagdumur’s residents, understand their needs and assess its programs. These discussions organized among different segments of the community also help determine [...]