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‘Progress’ Women Welfare & Health Centers
Talking about women brings to mind grave injustices perpetuated upon them throughout history. Even in the present so called modern times except for a few countries we live in a male dominated world. Women in general have been subjected to all kinds of sufferings, inequities, injustices, oppression and harassments. Though being more or less equal in number with men they always remained the weaker section of the society, which is now identified with their sex and this continues for a great majority of women even in these modern times.
Women reared the next generation of a population and no society could be healthy, progressive or at peace with itself which neglects this crucial half of its population, lesser in dignity and in rights. Women play a critical but unacknowledged role at every level of nation building and recognizing this contribution in a more visible and rewarding way is a prerequisite for a vibrant democratic culture and of respects of human rights.
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‘Progress’ Women Welfare And Health Centers are women friendly, women supporting, family focused and community based and participated programs that supports women welfare and development, especially focusing on the low income women in the underprivileged and marginalized communities of the urban slums and the rural areas.
Progress’ is making efforts in this direction by focusing on the welfare and health care of both the mother and child through imparting education and awareness on the importance and management of routine and minor medical ailments, sanitation and hygiene, breast-feeding, child spacing, vaccinations and other health related subjects. In addition to treatment of common community ailments, items like contraceptive pills, condoms, re-hydration salts, milk powder, vitamins and nutrients are also provided, free of charges.
These centers are staffed by qualified lady health visitors who create a good rapport and coordination both within and between the families and the community, catering to the needs of hundreds and thousands of the underprivileged and the marginalized women. |
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