Health Bulletin 2009

Production of community based skilled birth attendants
There are 39 government and 2 private training institutes to produce community based skilled
birth attendants. Nearly 5000 C-SBA have been trained and are serving in their own area.
Training institutes for production of community based skilled birth attendants
Type of Institute
Location
CSBA Institute, (Civil Surgeon) With
G.Hospital/Sadar Hospital
Narayangonj (WHO), Manikgonj, Kishoregonj, Jamalpur, Habigonj, Gopalgonj,
Narsingdi, Nilphamari, Natore, Naogaon, Kurigram, Panchagarh, Gaibandha,
Jhinaidah, Bagerhat, Rajbari, Madaripur, Munshigonj, Chandpur
Family Welfare Visitor Training Institute
Tangail (WHO), Barisal, Faridpur, Comilla (WHO), Kushtia, Khulna (WHO)
CSBA Institute (With Nursing Institute)
Noakhali, Jessore, Satkhira, Thakurgaon, Feni, Joypurhat, Pabna, B. Baria,
Netrokona, Chuadanga, Cox’s Bazer, Patuakhali, Chapai-Nowabgonj,
Sirajgonj
CSBA-Institute (Private)
Kumudini Hospital. Mirzapur, Tangail, Lamb Hospital, Parbatipur, Dinajpur
Production of medical assistants
Medical assistants are the assistants to the doctors working at the upazila health complexes or
union sub-centers. Bangladesh has a shortage of graduate medical doctors. In this context, the
medical assistants serve as the doctors. Currently there are 7 medical assistant training schools
in the country which together have seat capacity of 650 students. Medical assistant's course
requires a student to complete a 3 years' course to obtain a medical diploma.
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