A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed to strengthen family planning service provision within the premises of garment factories. Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP), Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and EngenderHealth Bangladesh (EHB) signed the MoU at BGMEA conference room in the capital on Tuesday. The specific objectives are to ensure DGFP family planning commodities and other applicable services available within the readymade garment factories and improve knowledge on family planning information and services among garment workers. Under this MoU, DGFP would supply family planning logistics and commodities to garment factories based one requirement and under a simple indent procedure and will also support with financial assistance to clients as per DGFP rules. BGMEA on the other hand will provide support to individual garment factory to place indent for required FP commodities to concerned Family Planning Office and guide and monitor the garment-level commodity distribution activities. EngenderHealth Bangladesh will provide training to clinical service providers working at garment factory clinics and will orient peers and garment workers and their supervisors regarding awareness raising on the use of contraceptives.
