Primary Health Education & Service Program (PHE&SP)

TMSS management has given top priority in the provision of affordable and quality health services for its member and the general mass as well. Health is considered as one of the most crucial developmental elements with priority to address the basic needs of the poor. To materialize this TMSS started its health services in 1990 by ensuring optimal health care services for the poor and under privileged people. Gradually the healthcare services and programs of this sector were expanded in manifold dimensional aspects such as in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary care level as well as in medical, dental, nursing, paramedical and health technology education through establishing hospitals, community level Primary Health Education & Service Center (PHE&SC) and educational institutes.

Primary Health Education & Service Program domain establish under HEM Grand Sector of TMSS. TMSS Masuda Maternity Hospital (TMMH) is a focal point of HEM Grand Sector. TMMH was established in the year 2010 at TMSS Bhaban in Dhaka by Professor Dr. Hosne- Ara Begum the founding Executive Director of TMSS It has been launched with the dream and theme to deliver health care services to the poor and rural people of Bangladesh at an affordable cost.

TMSS not only established a TMSS Masuda Maternity Hospital (TMMH) but also 91 Primary Health Education & Service Center (PHE&SC) in the rural areas all over in the country. Primary care starts PHE&SC at microfinance group members ‘neighborhoods. The PHE&SC usually organizes a weekly group meeting with its microfinance participants. Paramedical staff or medical assistants provide the service. Villagers irrespective of their microfinance participation and with a minimum fee for services or free of cost in most cases. PHE&SC are the first place for institutional development work. There is a duty roster to indicate the availability of the doctor who provides healthcare to the villagers apart from paramedic/medical assistant. PHE&SC operate on a daily basis. If necessary, the patients are referred by PHE&SC to better