Bangladesh

Date established	1988
Contact details	Marie Stopes Clinic Society House 6/2 Block F Lalmatia Housing Estate Dhaka 1207 Bangladesh Telephone: + 88 028 11 4392 / 4394 Email: masrur@mariestopesbd.org Website: www.mariestopes-bd.org
Services offered	Family planning; health screening; HIV/STIs; maternal health; post abortion care; primary health care; young people; advocacy
Number of clinics	144
Outreach / mobile services	Yes
Major partners	Government of Bangladesh City Corporation; numerous garment factory owners
Major donors	Asian Development Bank (ADB) consortium; Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) managed by SC (USA) ; European Commission (EC); Plan Bangladesh; UNAIDS; WHO

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Highlights

the largest programme in the Marie Stopes International global partnership – 144 clinics, multiple outreach sites and mobile services covering 62 districts out of 64 districts in the country.
the Marie Stopes Clinic's Society provides quality services to over 1.4 million people every year
more than 900,000 poor and vulnerable people reached through innovative approaches
16 clinics have received ISO 9001:2000 certification
more than 50,000 Safe Menstrual Regulations (MR) performed every year
conducts around 150,000 Voluntary Surgical Contraceptions every year, either independently or in collaboration with government

Future plans

provide services to government and non government organizations (NGO), including training, models of best practices, and technical assistance
broaden service delivery network and explore new initiatives for service delivery
make clinic programme more sustainable by maximizing cost recovery

Research

Key statistics for Bangladesh
Source: UNFPA State of world population 2008
Total population (millions) (2008)	161.3
Average population growth rate (%) (2005 - 2010)	1.7
Projected population (millions) (2050)	254.1
Life expectancy (M / F)	63.4 / 65.3
Total fertility rate (2008)	2.81
% contraceptive prevalence: any method	58
% contraceptive prevalence: modern methods	47
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	125
% births with skills attendants	20
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	570
Infant mortality total per 1,000 live births	51
Under 5 mortality (M / F)	68 / 67
HIV prevalence rate (%) (15-49) M / F	<0.1 / <0.1
Health expenditure public (% of GNP)	1.1

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