Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project

Plantation Area Unit No Rate, USD Quantity Amount (USD)Service Area nos 1 3 51,250 153,750Provision for Additional Plantation nos 1 3 100,000 300,000Maintenance for first 2 years nos 2 1.5 461,041 1,383,123Total 2,766,2468.9.3 Public Health Action Plan8.9.3.1 Introduction91. A detailed public health action plan is prepared for the Project to include adequate publichealth actions in overall safeguarding plan of the Project construction. The plan is given as astandalone safeguard report. A brief summary of the Plan is presented here.92. The main target groups covered under this plan are:The relocated and the host communitiesPeople attracted by and interacting with the construction related workforcePopulation in the Surrounding of the Bridge/Construction sitesConstruction workforceTo a lesser degree the medium and long term effect for potential, future, patients from theSouth Western Region are addressed8.9.3.2 Objectives93. The overall objective of the Plan is to contribute to the social developmental expected fromthe construction of the Project minimising the risks and possible harmful effects on health due to theconstruction activities. Whilst the specific objectives of the plan are public health safeguarding of the:(i) PAPs, especially those relocating to the Project sponsored Resettlement Sites, (ii) General People,i.e. those who located around the construction site and those who affected by the interfacing with theconstruction related workforce, and (iii) construction workforce.8.9.3.3 Planned Activities8.9.3.3.1 Public Health Safeguarding of the PAPs94. Activities proposed for contributing public health safeguarding of the PAPs relocated to theRS are: Carry out strong program on Information, Education, Communication (IEC) focusing on Personal health practices, in particular handling of household solid and liquidwaste, hand washing A “keep village clean” campaign, in particular in respect to waste and standingwater Food and nutrition Utilization of health services, in particular vaccination, ANC and early detection ofchildhood illnesses Prevention of malaria, in particular usage of mosquito nets STI/HIV/AIDS prevention, early detection and treatment shall be emphasized andin particular addressed. A close link and cooperation shall be made with the GAPand the planned “women’s corner”.Set up and run health facilities and services through combined medical sub-centre andUnion HFWC in the 4 Resettlement Sites and 2 Service areas. This shall be done in sucha way that it can easily be integrated after the completion of the construction into thecountry wide public sector health care system while efforts can and should be taken tostart off on the required level of services identified by MoHFW in respect to standard8-47