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LOCAL
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NARI UDDUG KENDRA (NUK) NGO
Continuously improving the health of local populations.
Also in Bangladesh, SOL’S is involved in a remarkable
operation alongside the Nari Uddug Kendra (NUK)
NGO to finance the Agarasindhur community hospital.
This project aims at improving the health of women and
children living in the rural community, and at supplying
the district’s population with a low-cost, good-quality
medical service. SOL’S pays the wages of its medical
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