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General Information
Annual Reports
Newsletters
Special Documents
Biographies
Contact Information
Links

General Information

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Welcome!
Thanarbaid Health Care Centre 1992, 1993, 1994
Illustrated with photos, this hand-written book describes the clinic's philosophies and structure. It describes the type of sacrifice made by all staff in order to provide health care to the surrounding villages. Judy Walter is a nurse who gave 7 years of her life to the clinic. She put this book together in hopes that others would read about the work done in Thanarbaid.
Text edition (Thanarbaid Health Care Centre 1992, 1993, 1994)
Text edition (PDF 15k, 8 pages, Thanarbaid Health Care Centre 1992, 1993, 1994)
Brochure (PDF 12k, 2 pages)

Annual Reports

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1997 Thanarbaid Health Care Centre (PDF 996k, 14 pages)
1997 Kailakuri Diabetes and Tuberculosis Subcentre (PDF 594k, 10 pages)
1998 Thanarbaid and Kailakuri (PDF 876k, 13 pages)
1999 Thanarbaid Health Care Centre (PDF 50k, 14 pages)
1999 Kailakuri Diabetes and Tuberculosis Subcentre (PDF 32k, 8 pages)
2000 Thanarbaid Health Care Centre (PDF 326k, 8 pages)
2000 Kailakuri Diabetes and Tuberculosis Subcentre (PDF 249k, 8 pages)
2001 Thanarbaid, Kailakuri, and Village Health Programme (PDF 506k, 16 pages)
2002 Thanarbaid, Kailakuri, and Village Health Programme (PDF 579k, 14 pages)

Newsletters

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May 1997 (PDF 53k, 3 pages)
Easter 1998 (PDF 50k, 2 pages)
August 1998 (PDF 48k, 2 pages)
Christmas 1998 (PDF 251k, 2 pages)
August 1999 (PDF 8k, 2 pages)
Easter 2000 (PDF 71k, 2 pages)
August 2000 (PDF 71k, 2 pages)
Christmas 2000 (PDF 62k, 2 pages)
Easter 2001 (PDF 192k, 3 pages)
September 2001 (PDF 91k, 2 pages)
Christmas 2001 (PDF 133k, 2 pages)
Easter 2002 (PDF 143k, 4 pages)
August 2002 (PDF 34k, 2 pages)
Christmas 2002 (PDF 1.08 MB, 4 pages)
Easter 2003 (PDF 182k, 2 pages)
August 2003 (PDF 150k, 2 pages)

Special Documents

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Information for Physicians (PDF 234K, 3 pages)
The Thanarbaid Health Care Centre has need for an additional physician. If you are a doctor and are interested in working at Thanarbaid, please read the following description. It outlines the characteristics necessary to work at the clinic.
Standard Treatment Book, 2000 edition (PDF 260K, 91 pages)
The 75 staff at Thanarbaid use copies of this book as a reference for medicine dosages and disease diagnosis. The original book is 20 years old and hand-written by Dr. Edric Baker, the doctor at Thanarbaid. All staff are from the surrounding villages and almost none have school certificate. Dr. Baker provides all training for the staff. Jason Morgenson, a medical student from the United States, transferred the book to computer. The 2000 edition is found on this website. The book is in a continual state of revision and is in the process of being translated into Bangla.
Map of the Kailakuri Diabetes and Tuberculosis Subcentre (PDF 26K, 1 page)
The Kailakuri (pronounced KYE-la-koo-ree) Diabetes and Tuberculosis Subcentre is a specialty clinic for diabetes and tuberculosis patients. Diabetic patients stay at the subcentre for a week to learn how to take their insulin, eat a diabetic diet, and monitor their urine sugar. Most patients are illiterate. Staff at the diabetic clinic are diabetics themselves. Insulin is provided for free by the the Diabetes Association of Bangladesh and BIRDEM Hospital (the main diabetic hospital of Bangladesh). Tuberculosis patients come to the tuberculosis clinic each day to receive their medication. If a patient misses a day, staff will go out and seek the patient to find out why they could not come, as is suggested by the WHO DOTS Programme. Staff are trained by the Damien Foundation of Bangladesh.
- Learn more about Diabetes
- Learn more about Tuberculosis

Biographies

Dr. Edric Baker, New Zealand, has been the doctor at Thanarbaid since 1983
Libby Laing, New Zealand, was the nurse at Thanarbaid from 1998 to 2002
Judy Walter, United States, was the nurse at Thanarbaid for 7 years during the late 1980s to mid 1990s
Father Douglas Venne, United States, has been a Maryknoll missioner in Bangladesh since 1975 and helps with correspondence for Thanarbaid
Jason Morgenson, United States, is a doctor who as a medical student visited Thanarbaid for the months of July 1999 and July 2000

Contact Information

General questions and comments: info@thanarbaid.org
Make a Pledge to Thanarbaid Health Care Centre: Pledge Sheet (PDF 54k, 2 pages)
Direct contact with Dr. Baker:
- dougvenne@bd.drik.net --Email will be delivered by Fr. Doug Venne. Allow at least 2 weeks for delivery.
- smsm@citechco.net --Email will be delivered by the SMSM Sisters. Allow at least 2 weeks for delivery.
- DR. EDRIC S. BAKER
  THANARBAID HEALTH CARE CENTRE
  P.O. PIRGACHA 1996
  DT. TANGAIL
  BANGLADESH
  --Postal address. Please use all capital letters when addressing an international letter, or use a printed mailing label. This precaution will ensure that your letter makes it to its destination. Allow 10 - 14 days for delivery.

Links

The links found in the categories below are intended to help you find information on Bangladesh and rural health care. It is not an exhaustive list, but one selected for its high quality websites. If you would like to suggest a link or new category, please contact the webmaster at info@thanarbaid.org.