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title: "Working for Child and Maternal Health: A.M.M. Samsad"
date: 2009-05-02T21:58:15-04:00
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[From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Working for Child and Maternal Health: A.M.M. Samsad

By Our Bodies Ourselves • May 2, 2009

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*From 2009 - 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women's health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women's health hero. View all nominees by year: [2009](/category/our-bodies-ourselves/womens-health-heroes-2009/), [2010](/category/our-bodies-ourselves/womens-health-heroes-2010/), [2011](/category/our-bodies-ourselves/womens-health-heroes-2011/)*  
  
**Entrant:** Self  
  
**Nominee:** A.M.M.Samsad, CEO  
  
  
  
![dsc01833](https://assets.ourbodiesourselves.org/images/blog-archive/dsc01833.jpg "dsc01833")I am nominating myself because since 2000, I have been working for the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding. I am playing my role in many ways to reduce mortality and enrich and protect mothers' health in Bangladesh. I am providing training on the issues to the community trainers who would ultimately ensure mothers' health and promote breastfeeding in the community.  
  
  
  
Also, I encourage local organizations elsewhere in Bangladesh to include MCH [Maternal and Child Health] programmes in their activities. I have formed a network in Bangladesh to support mothers(pregnant and postnatal). I have formed 74 MSGs (Mother Support Group) in Bangladesh for ensuring safe delivery and infant and young Child Feeding. I am relentlessly working along individuals and CBOs [Confederation of Bangladesh Organisations] to promote women's rights in terms nutrition and good health.

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