Strengthening counseling corner in NCD corner for reducing risk due to non-communicable diseases in Jashore district

Project Area

Chaugachha, Keshabpur, Monirampur and Sadar Upazilas are selected target as a project target area. Field activities are targeted all areas excluding paurasavas because project planned to work through Upazila Health Complexes.

The target population is 16,44,980 (male-829,719 and female-815,261) who stayed in 389,152 dwellings. Here direct beneficiaries is 129,555. But indirectly 149,000 people are expected to be benefited from the project.

Upazila

Household

Male

Female

Total

Paurasava

Excluded

Target Population

≥ 18 yrs (62.2%)

Chaugachha

56,440

115,907

115,463

231,370

209,948

130,588

Keshabpur

62,309

126,656

126,635

253,291

227,062

141,233

Monirampur

101,239

206,842

210,579

417,421

389,283

242,134

Sadar

169,164

380,314

362,584

742,898

541,102

336,565

Total:

389,152

829,719

815,261

1,644,980

1,367,395

850,520