Day Visit-01

Visit to Alhaj Mostofa Hakim Maternity Hospital

Date: 5th September, 2022

Time: 10.00 AM – 2.00 PM
Location: Ward No. 10, Uttar Kattoli, City gate, Chattogram

Assigned Teacher
Dr. Sara Farahnaj and Dr. Dilruba Nahar

Picture showing students of RFST Group-B in front of Mostofa Hakim

Maternity Hospital, Chattogram with our respected teacher Dr. Sara Farahnaj &
Dr. Dilruba Nahar
Introduction

The department of Community Medicine, IAHS organized a field visit to

Alhaj Mostofa Hakim Maternity Hospital. According to the schedule we
gathered at Community medicine department at around 8.00 am and briefed
by Prof Dr. Sayed Mahmud Sir about our activities during visit. We started
our journey at 10.20 am by bus provided by IAHS accompanied by Dr. Sara
Farahnaj and Dr. Dilruba Nahar and reached the visiting site at 10.30 am.

At the hospital we were warmly welcomed by Dr. Iffat Jahan, RMO. She
briefed us about organogram, services, facilities, limitations of hospital. After
visiting the hospital, we returned to IAHS at around 2:30 pm. Then we
submitted our collected data to Dr. Dilruba Nahar.

A briefing session about Family Planning at Mostofa Hakim Maternity

Hospital, Chattogram
Organogram of the organization

Serial No Title Number

01 In charge 01
02 Consultant (Gynae and Obs.) 01
03 M.O (Gynae) 06
04 M.O (Child) 01
05 M.O (Anesthesia) 01
06 Cashier 01
07 Nursing supervisor 01
08 Mid-wife 06
09 Ward-Master 02
10 Lab technician 03
11 Telephone operator 03
12 BCC worker 01
13 Ward-boy 05
14 Aya 13
15 Electrician 03
16 Guard 07
17 Nurse (Male) 03
18 Nurse (Female) 02
19 Office staff (Male) 01
20 Office staff (Female) 03
21 Wash man 02
22 Corpse-washer 01
23 Ambulance driver 02
24 Taxi driver 01
25 Pipe fitter (sanitary) 01
Total =70
Objectives of the organization
 To provide care to mother and child to reduce maternal and newborn
mortality and morbidity
 Facilitate communities so that they can get good maternity and child care
 To provide services for family planning
 To protect children of the community against vaccine preventable diseases
by EPI facility
 To provide essential drugs provided by government at low cost
 Health education for mothers

Special activities
 Vaccination by EPI service
 Vitamin A capsule Campaign
 Outdoor facilities
 Dental care
 Counselling

A picture at the Family planning unit of Mostofa Hakim

Maternity Hospital, Chattogram
Environment
 Clean environment
 Well ventilation
 Well water supply
 Poor sanitation
 People at the hospital are maintaining social distancing, wearing
mask, hand wash etc.

Future plan
 To develop skill of health care provider by installment of modern
devices by instruments to provide better care for the mother by
newborn.

Financial support
 Chattogram city corporation

Manpower
 70 persons

Problems
 No blood bank. So post partum haemorrhage management in not
possible
 No ICU bed

Contribution
 They provide proper institutional care and immunization program,
thus contribute to improvement of MCH. The ultimate goal of
which is the development of PHC in Bangladesh.
Facilities
 To provide good health care services with operation facilities to the
pregnant women with minimum cost
 ANC, PNC, INC, NVD, Caesarean section delivery
 COVID-19 vaccination
 Newborn care, EPI, Family planning
 USG, ECG, Breastfeeding corner
 Adolescent health care and advice on reproductive health
 Dental care
 HIV/AIDS and other STI’s services
 Labour room, OT room
 General OPD

A picture at the EPI unit of Mostofa Hakim Maternity Hospital, Chattogram

Any other information
 Provide ambulance service

Observation
 They provide service to poor and local people at minimum cost

Recommendations
 Should improve sanitation
 Should include blood bank