About Us
Dushtha Shasthya Kendra (DSK) is a non-government voluntary development organization (NGO) operating to eliminate impoverishment of the targeted poor population in hard-to-reach remote areas (WetLand, Coastal Belt, and urban Slums) of the country. The organization’s aim is to remove the poverty of the people, make them self-dependent, and make them aware of their own rights.
No. of places operating | Households reached | Operating places (Urban) | Operating places (Rural) | No of Employees | Gross Budget |
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119 Upazilas (sub-districts) of 18 districts through 150 field offices | 840,000 households accommodating approximately 4.2 million people | Dhaka, Chittagong, Mymensingh, Narayanganj, and Khulna cities | Jamalpur,, Netrakona, Sunamganj, Kishoreganj, Gazipur, Narshingdi, Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Satkhira, Jessore, Barguna, Bagerhat, Comilla and Cox’s Bazar. | 2,848 [Female: 1,123 & Male: 1,725 (June 2022) accordingly]. | BDT 3681.54 Crore / USD 335.03 million (2023-2024) |
Following this dream, an effort initiated by a group of people like professionals, doctors, and social activists who came forward voluntarily to facilitate Primary Health Care (PHC) activities under a cost-free health clinic named “Niramoy Free Friday Clinic” operating in slums in Tejgaon of Dhaka city in the mid-1980s. Consequently, during the great flood in 1988, DSK carried out a number of free healthcare service camps with a Medical Team to provide immediate relief and health care to flood-affected people in Dhaka city. At this stage, DSK as an organization became formalized and got registered as an NGO with the Directorate of Social Services (#: Dha-02273) on 24 April 1989 and in 1991 with NGO Affair’s Bureau (No 577). Besides, DSK received a license from the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA No 02100-01985-000369) in 2009.DSK did also implement a PHC program from 1996 till 2012 (it continues to support the hospitalization cost of its MF borrowers and their family members to date).

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Address
- House No – 741, Road No – 09
Baitul Aman Housing Society
Dhaka – 1207, Bangladesh - +88 (02) 48115079, +88 (02) 8190809, +88 (02) 58153413
- +88 (02) 8115764 Ext 123
- dskinfo@dskbangladesh.org
- www.dskbangladesh.org