core documents : download 14 pages on why Brac received Gates Global Health Award 2004
FAZLE ABED WAS DESPERATELY DISAPPOINTED IN 1972- he had built 15000 village homes with his life savings and a matching grant from oxfam rated as best they'd seen when he observed 5 or more young women dying a week typically of famine and 10 or more infants dying from dehydration
so instead of building any more metavillages he searched for community solutions- where possible sustainable village business he could microfranchise to village mothers
fortunately rice practice alumni of borlaug explained how up to 5 times more local rice production making 2.1 rice business microfranchising an obvious business
3.2 para-health franchise Shasthya Shebika (in 2008 forbes reported 68000 brac para health workers reached 80 million villagers - in effect brac is the lowest cost wholesaler and through its Shebika retailer of the health products it offers)
abed was introduced to barefoot chinese doctors who in turn wanted to know about 3,1 oral rehydration- bangladesh didn't have china's history of medical studies so instead abed invented a doordash of non prescription medicines - the para-health franchise owner was assigned 30 village homes to visit weekly- the merchandise brac chose for her
over time the prahealth worker became the most trusted person in each group of 300 families on health and Q&A while her microfranchise delivered positive income ie a sustainable livelihood
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best abed health-alumni interventions since abed's death 20 dec 2019
- reeta roy billion
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