Oboshor: Senior Citizen Health Care and Hospitality Complex at Sreemangal, Sylhet Division  | 
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   Project Name:  | 
   Oboshor: Senior Citizen Health Care and Hospitality Complex at Sreemangal, Sylhet Division  | 
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 Sector:  | 
Social Health and Welfare Service  | 
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 Department/Ministry:  | 
 Ministry of Social Welfare  | 
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 Implementing Agency:  | 
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 Location:  | 
 Srimongol, Moulvi Bazar  | 
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 Project Cost:  | 
 BDT 85 Crore  | 
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 Approval:  | 
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the project on 4 September, 2012.  | 
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 Background:  | 
  Driven by demographic shifts including decreasing mortality rates, increasing life expectancy, and progressing towards sustainable fertility, Bangladesh anticipates a significant rise in its elderly population, from 6% in 2006 to a projected 17% by 2050, necessitating enhanced health and care services; thus, the Ministry of Social Welfare is piloting a PPP project to provide dedicated healthcare for the elderly, with a proposed site near Balishira Tea Garden in Srimongol, Moulvi Bazar, spanning over 5 acres and strategically located with access to road and rail infrastructure. 
 
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 Objective:  | 
  
    - To help remedy the lack of specialized care facilities for the elderly and offer complementary health care services to address chronic illness and long term conditions of the senior citizens in Bangladesh.
 
    - To help pilot a commercially viable business model for delivering health care services to the elderly on a PPP basis.
 
   
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 Project Scope:  | 
  The design, construction, operation and maintenance of a long term health care complex for senior citizens on a PPP basis. The project will include a long term care facility, a secondary care facility dedicated to the general and geriatric care, ancillary services such as nursing at home, workshops and training for the elderly, Alzheimer’s care, ambulance services and other services. 
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   Status:  | 
  
  
  
  
  The project is in Development phase.  | 
   
  
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 Note:  | 
CCEA approved (In Principle) on 04 September, 2012 
Contract signed with Private Partner on 04 December, 2017 
Private Partner: Universal Medical College and Hospital Limited  | 
 
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        Contact for information on PPP projects:  | 
         
            Md. Ali Azam Al Azad 
        Director (Investment Promotion) 
Phone: +88 02 55007418 
E-mail: dirip@pppo.gov.bd | 
           
          Public Private Partnership Authority 
          
Plot: E, 13-B, 1st Floor, Sherebangla Nagar 
Agargaon, Dhaka-1207 
Bangladesh. 
Phone: +88 02 55007421 | 
       
     
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    (Last updated 20 November 2024; subject to further revision.) 
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