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I do not expect any rehabilitation- A case study of a Sex worker in Dhaka City

XX is thirty. She is divorced and mother of a ten years old son. XX was born at Dinajpur district, northern part of Bangladesh. Her husband divorced her seven years back. XX has studied up to primary level. XX’s son works in a chocolate factory. She along with her son resides in . Her son does not know about her profession of brothel. XX said that five years back she used to work in a rice mill and worked there also on overtimes. One night she was called by the manager to his room to collect her wage and going there she found that the manager locked the door and proposed her to entertain him.

Recommendation to Overcome From Obstacles for SWOP

• To ensure sustainability of the SWOP.
• To ensure proper fund / donors for SWOP
• To ensure the residential nurses for the welfare of the patient.
• Establish hostel facilities for the patients more than one attendant.
• Increase health facilitator and ambulance services for the patient.
• Make health awareness among the patient.
• Ensure good relationships with renewed Medical specialists, experts, Hospitals, clinics and pathological / Diagnostic centers.

Problems of SWOP

Although SWOP provides all types of health facilities to the patient though it has some limitations.

  Limitation of SWOP resources:

SWOP has no own found. It is directed by the ADP fund and other donor agencies. As a result it can not provide services to family.

Contribution of SWOP in Medical Social Work of Bangladesh

Social Welfare Outreach Project (SWOP), is a special Health care project of World Vision Bangladesh. The project had started in 1985 and mostly served secondary and tertiary health services to the poor and oppressed sponsored, non-sponsored children and their families, and community members who came from different world vision project areas.

Present Situation of Health Services in Bangladesh

Govt. Sector:
The services rendered by the government through the government hospital are far away from the rural poor people. They can not avail the services from the hospital for the corruption of health sectors. In resent time there are 92010 registered doctors in Bangladesh. The ratio of doctor: population is 7:3950. The registered nurses are 22000. There are 280 Govt. hospital in Bangladesh.

Health Structure of Bangladesh

The medical care services in Bangladesh are not enough, as we need. The health care services in Bangladesh are characterized with the shortage of doctors and nurses, medical institute, medicine and other medical equipment. People from the well-off family get the services from any private hospitals and clinics.

Scope of Medical Social Work in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, the department of social service operates hospital social service programs. There are many scope of medical social work in our country. Now we can discuss about the scope –

Medical Social Work in Bangladesh

• In 1954: In Bangladesh Medical social work introduces at the middle of twentieth century. The UNO and the Red Cross helped to run an experimental medical social work program in Dhaka Medical College.
• In 1959 : After the formation of national council of social work the peace of speediness of medical social work continues.

Historical Perspective of Medical Social Work

The emergence of medical social work has been partly the result of an evolutionary process and partly the profession’s reaction to the changing situation and needs of health care system. The necessity of medical social work practice in health sector was first felt in England in the 1885 when discharged patients of mental hospitals needed after care in their homes to avoid recurrence of illness. Visitors went to the patients home and advised family and friends about the necessary care of the patient.