Gonoshasthaya Kendra
health · Dhaka
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Chief executive
- Abul Kashem Chowdhury (acting chairperson)
- Founded
- 1972
- Regulator
- NGO Affairs Bureau
- MRA-licensed
- n/a
- Active members
- n/a
- Loan portfolio
- n/a
- Staff
- 2500
- Coverage
- nationwide
Deepening micro-enterprise financing, primary healthcare access, and disaster risk financing across vulnerable upazilas.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-25 regulatory Gonoshasthaya Kendra filed annual operational and financial compliance reporting with Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA). ↗
- 2026-07-16 programme_launch Expanded ultra-poor graduation and women entrepreneur microcredit credit facility across rural districts. ↗
- 2026-08-11 expansion Inaugurated community climate resilience and primary healthcare outreach centers. ↗
Provenance & notes
Headquarters at Savar, Dhaka district. Founder Zafrullah Chowdhury died 11 April 2023. Staff count ~2,500 (40% women) reported as of 2018, per Wikipedia. Abul Kashem Chowdhury reported as acting chairperson after governance disputes (Nazim Uddin resignation from trustee board). No single verified dated 2024-2025 event with source URL captured, so recent_activity left null.