Bangladesh is subject to frequent flooding , with over 20 million affected by floods in the last year.
Safe water is a major concern.
Poverty is rampant, and many children and families need sponsors to meet the basic necessities of life. Education is crucial here, and more sustainable projects in the area of health care, education and feeding are needed. As a result, the health status of the population, which is a determinant as well as an outcome of the poor economic development, continues to remain low compared to other developing countries. IARA-USA, in partnership with ISRA Bangladesh, has undertaken a number of measures to improve the health conditions of the rural population and the urban poor in the country under the Consolidated Health and Welfare Project. In 1999 alone, we have provided health care to 69,013 people in four areas of Bangladesh through this project.