Making the World Healthier, One Household at a Time

Meet Fulma, a BRAC Village Organization member and community health promoter in Bangladesh. Every month she visits nearly 250 households, providing basic health education and services and selling health products such as soap, deworming medication, condoms and sanitary napkins for women.


By selling health products, Fulma can supplement her income while providing an invaluable service to her community. Her best sellers are antacid, oral saline and deworming medication. Fulma told me she has gained respect in her community by working as a health promoter, and people often come to her when they have questions or health problems.



In addition to training and supplying products to more than 74,000 community health promoters, BRAC also holds workshops on important health issues such as family planning, hygienic practices and how to make oral rehydration solution, which can prevent dehydration due to diarrhea (the number one cause of death among children under 5).



Like all of BRAC's programs, women are at the core of our success. When given the tools to improve their own lives, they spread their success throughout the community.