Alpona

"When I was pregnant, I had nutritional deficiencies and less weight. One day, I went to HFC medical center and the doctor instructed me to take proper food and explained which food is healthy for me. How much quantity do I have to take to increase my weight and decrease nutritional deficiencies. 

Unfortunately, after my delivery, my baby got sick and first I called HFC helpline. They told me to visit HFC medical center. After checking my baby, the doctor suggested admitting my baby to the hospital. I was in tension because it will cost a lot. They said don’t worry you go to admit your baby to the hospital, we are with you. This sentence consoles me a lot. When I got released from the hospital I received nearly BDT. 10000/- coverage from HFC and it was a big financial support for me."

Abdul Jalil

"At first, we used to take medicine from pharmacy, because we didn’t have the ability to visit a doctor by paying consultation fee. The diagnostic tests also cost a lot. Most of the time from pharmacy, they used to provide us with high doses of medicine and antibiotics. 

When Health Family Care arrived, we thought what kind of organization it is? Why they will support us a lot? Previously many organizations came here and ran away by taking our money. For this reason, we didn’t trust Health Family Care at the beginning.

After one of our first visits to HFC doctor for my baby, the medicine provided didn't work because our child was used to high doses. We decided to go to the hospital by paying 400 BDT for consultation and realized that the medicine prescribed is the same. We realized that we don't need to go far away, spend money because we can go to HFC medical center nearby our house and get financial support.

We learned with Health Family Care that we don't need strong medicine that will affect our health in long term. We need to take lower dose medicine that will cure us for a long time."

Shafrin

"My 2 sons had a nutritional deficiency and I used to buy medicine from the pharmacy before enrolling with Health Family Care. The pharmacist used to give antibiotics to my sons. After taking medicine, my elder son were sleeping the whole day and my mother-in-law told me that I am mixing sleeping pills with milk. I was in huge frustration after hearing this. 

With the enrollment in this program, I visited the HFC medical center with my son and after seeing the previous medicine, the doctor said that I give antibiotics to my son while it is absolutely not necessary. The doctor changed the medicine and slowly my son was showing improvement.

My younger son had a blood infection few days ago and I had to admit him to hospital. At that time, I didn’t have any money in my hand. I was in tension about how to admit my son to the hospital without money. I called the HFC Helpline and they told me to admit your son as soon as possible. Don’t worry about the money, we will reimburse the hospitalization bill. So I got strength and I took a loan from my relatives and after reimbursement from HFC, I repaid the loan. In difficult situations, 1 taka is a huge support and the coverage I got from HFC on my difficult time I will never forget it and I will be thankful to HFC forever."

Momota

"I used to go pharmacy before enrolling with Health Family Care for any kind of sickness, and I used to take a lot of medicine, especially antibiotics & painkillers. 

After enrolling in HFC, I attended educational sessions on gastric disease & antibiotics. After I realized how many mistakes I did before. Now I know we shouldn’t run always behind medicine. If we face an acidity problem now, at first we try to solve it naturally by following the education session provided by HFC. For any kind of medicine to take, we try to follow the doctor’s instructions properly.

I saw the changes in my life after getting educational sessions from Health Family Care. I am thankful to HFC and HFC team."