Six community radio stations in Bangladesh have developed and broadcasted one special radio program to increasing community awareness on Tuberculosis issues and linked with service centers on 24 March 2017 on the occasion of World TB Day.
The activity was implementing under the coordination of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and communication (BNNRC) and with support the Challenge TB project of Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
These community radio stations are Community Radio Padma (Rajshahi), Community Radio Nalta (Satkhira), Community Radio Pollikontho (Moulvibazar),Community Radio Sagar Giri( Chittagong), Community Radio Naf (Teknaf) and Community Radio Sundarban( Khulna).
The Program aimed to aware the rural community on Tuberculosis issues through broadcasting magazine and talk show to share accurate information on service provider, service center and getting expert opinion.
The Community radio stations have designed a 40-45 minutes radio program in two segments: the first was a 20-25 minutes magazine program covering report, vox-pops, interview, promo, public service announcement (PSA), song and drama.
The second segment was a 20 minutes. live talk show including phone in. A total of 18 local resource persons ( per event 3 guest × 6 radio stations) discussed on that broadcasting issue. They were District Civil Surgeon, Upazila Health & Family Planning Officer, Superintendent and Consultant of Chest Disease, Medical officers and TB Experts of local health complex, NGOs officials.
The talk shows were moderated by experienced and credible community broadcasters. The programs were aired on prime time and repeated in the following day.
Through the program around .5 million the community people informed the present situation of TB in Bangladesh as well as local situation, the causes and symptoms of the disease, the steps of the treatment and the availavle services provided by the government and non-governmental organisations.
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AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR is Chief Executive Officer and founder Secretary of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC). He has more than 20 years experience in leveraging community media and right to communication to create successful policy advocacy in Bangladesh in line with community media development. His areas of expertise straddle community media policy advocacy, training, project management especially in the area of community media.
He founded Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC). BNNRC Devoted Entirely to Promote Community Media for Development (CM4D). BNNRC Leads Supports and Advocates for the Initiators to actively provide independent community broadcasting in Bangladesh since 2000. BNNRC represent the community electronic media sector to Government, Industry, Regulatory Bodies, Media, Academia and Development Partners from 2000. The BNNRC provides leadership and support for rural initiators to facilitate independent electronic community broadcasting services and to build and strengthen rural communities.
He actively works to improve recognition of the community electronic media sector [Community Radio | Community TV | Community Film] & its work in and involvement with the communities it seeks to serve. BNNRC's outreach extends to local, national and international forums for communicating Knowledge for Development (KM4D). In this backdrop, communication is recognized as an essential human need and, therefore, as a basic human right. Our working strategies are:
1. Communicating on the Public Sphere: The role of communication and media in exercising democratic political participation in society
2. Communicating Knowledge: The terms and means by which knowledge generated by society is communicated, or blocked, for use by different groups.
3. Civil Rights in Communication: The exercise of civil rights relating to the processes of communication in society &
4. Cultural Rights in Communication: The communication of diverse cultures, cultural forms and identities at the individual and social levels.
BNNRC now strives for the following core interventions to contribute in achieving 6th five Years Plan, UN World Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS) Action Plan and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through:
Right to Information- RTI for ensuring improved livelihood of the marginalized
ICT for Development- ICT4D for Bridging the Digital Divide in rural areas &
Community Radio/Community TV/ Community Film for amplifying voices for the voiceless and Amateur Radio for Disaster Risk Reduction
He graduated from University of Dhaka and Post graduated from Asian University of Bangladesh in the field of Social Science (MSS) in Government & Politics and Participated in certificate course on Development Management by Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) New Delhi, India
He currently founder member of Bangladesh Working Group on UN World Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS) headed by Bangladesh Government, Community Radio Monitoring Committee of Ministry of Information, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, founder member of Bangladesh UN Internet Governance Forum( UN IGF) Headed by Minister, Ministry of Information, Multi-stakeholder Steering Group Members of Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (AP-RIGF) & Distinguish Fellow, Center for e-Parliament Research. Contact: ceo@bnnrc.net www.bnnrc.net
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