Dhaka : Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) will be supporting the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to enhance the functionality of selected Mother and Child Health (MCH) centers across the country.

To this effect, a Memorandum of Under-standing was signed between the two organizations during a ceremony held at the bank's head office in the capital.

Under the initiative, EBL will support the improvement of health services at four BDRCS' MCH centers located in Kishoreganj, Narsingdi, Brahmanbaria, and Dinajpur, many of which serve rural, remote, and disaster-prone communities with limited access to quality healthcare.

Maj Md Abdus Salam (Retd), Head of Administration of EBL, handed over a cheque to Dr Kabir M Ashraf Alam, Secretary General of BDRCS, during the signing ceremony to mark the beginning of this project. Other high officials from both organizations were also present on the occasion.

Currently, BDRCS operates 56 Mother and Child Health (MCH) centers serving approximately 1.4 million people across Bangladesh.