Baseline survey findings of “Women’s Perception about Safe Abortion and their Access to Safe Abortion: A Baseline Survey Conducted in Three Selected Areas of Sylhet Division” were shared with the stakeholders of SAAF funded project named: Enhancing the access to quality abortion for tea workers, ethnic minority
and hard-to-reach population of North-eastern Region (Sylhet division) of Bangladesh. The dissemination workshop was held on 26 September, 2018 at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). The program was chaired by Professor Dr. Faisal Ahmmed, Head of Department of Social Work, SUST & Chief Researcher of this survey. Prof. Dr. Farid Uddin Ahmed, Hon’ble ViceChancellor of SUST graced this dissemination workshop as Chief Guest where Dr. Luthfunnahar Jasmin, Deputy Director of Family Planning (Sylhet), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was the special guest. Apart from these, teachers, students, representatives from other like-minded NGOs working in Sylhet, beneficiaries, practitioners also attended this workshop.

As team leader of this research, Prof. Ahmmed presented the key findings of this baseline survey particularly, the current situation of women’s perception about safe abortion and their access to safe abortion with few recommendations to address challenges exist in these areas.

The whole dissemination workshop was facilitated by Mr. Sharif Mostafa Helal, Executive Director of BWHC where Mr. Akkur Chandra Das, Project Coordinator, SAAF Project concluded with vote of thanks to the chair and others.

The detailed baseline survey report is available here..