Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) or “Peoples Health Centre” is an NGO with the motto “Grame Cholo-Gram Goro” which means “Let’s go to the Village and Build the Village” founded by progressive doctors in 1972. Vision is “Fate of the Country Depends on the Fate of the Poor” and “Development of the Country Depends on the Development of the Woman”.
Over the decades GK has brought healthcare to over 1 million – mostly poor and rural – people by setting up 43 health centers and seven hospitals. GK also trains and employs local people as health workers, of which there are now over 2,200. GK’s work achieved drastic reductions in infant mortality. GK also organizes income generating activities to help people with an income. GK introduced health insurance in Bangladesh and is actively involved in policy making.