Hospital Social Services Programme, SOMCH

What Hospital Social Services Programme, SOMCH does

Hospital Social Services Programme, SOMCH (হাসপাতাল সমাজসেবা কার্যালয়, সিলেট) is a regional government social welfare office of Bangladesh, operating under the Department of Social Services (DSS) within the Ministry of Social Welfare. Established in 2019 and physically co-located inside Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (New Building, 4th Floor, Rooms 431-432), it serves as the on-site welfare interface for impoverished patients at one of the country's major tertiary hospitals. Its core mandate is to disburse one-time financial assistance of 50,000 BDT to poor Bangladeshi citizens suffering from six specified critical illnesses: cancer, kidney disease, liver cirrhosis, stroke causing paralysis, congenital heart disease, and thalassemia, with priority extended to children, widowed/divorced women, orphans, the elderly, refugees, and landless persons.

The office runs on the standard Bangladesh National Portal framework, with citizen-facing services routed through the Nothi e-Government Document Management System (available on Android and iOS), the national Service Kunj aggregation portal, an online citizen application form, and the central Grievance Redress System (grs.gov.bd). It also runs a medicine distribution service and an Investment Education Program (finlitbd.com with a YouTube channel) that extends financial literacy beyond hospital patients. Operational staffing is small — only one employee is explicitly enumerated on the public staff page (Office Support Mosammat Sanna Begum), with two Social Service Officers (Mohammad Khililur Rahman and Jahanara Begum) and an appellate authority, Deputy Director Mohammad Abdul Razzak, named elsewhere. Headcount notes indicate the broader workforce may include unenumerated officers and support staff, with a total of approximately 10 employees.

The business model is fully government-funded social welfare: there is no commercial revenue, no pricing model, and no private investors. Go-to-market is direct-to-citizen, with beneficiaries accessing services either in-person at the hospital office or via national e-government portals. The national-level program covers all of Bangladesh, with roughly 300,000+ new cases per year estimated across the six covered diseases. As a state entity, it is not a candidate for PE/VC/M&A investment; its relevance to an investment audience is limited to benchmarking of government welfare infrastructure rather than commercial returns.

Name

Hospital Social Services Programme, SOMCH

Legal name

হাসপাতাল সমাজসেবা কার্যালয়, সিলেট

Website

https://hss-somch.sylhet.gov.bd

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Government social welfare office in Bangladesh that provides one-time 50,000 BDT financial assistance to impoverished patients with cancer, kidney disease, liver cirrhosis, stroke paralysis, congenital heart disease, and thalassemia at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare-Linked Social Benefits Administration (e.g., Medicaid/Means-Tested Health Coverage) (BPAIAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Benefits Administration (BPAIAKAC)

Keywords

• Government social welfare
• Patient financial assistance
• Medicine distribution services
• Hospital social services
• Citizen welfare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sylhet

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Social Safety Net Program: Funded by Ministry of Social Welfare through Department of Social Services (DSS). Provides one-time financial assistance of 50,000 BDT to impoverished patients suffering from cancer, kidney disease, liver cirrhosis, stroke causing paralysis, congenital heart disease, and thalassemia. Entirely government-funded welfare program with no commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Hospital Social Services Programme is a Bangladesh government social welfare office that delivers a one-time financial grant of 50,000 BDT to impoverished patients diagnosed with cancer, kidney disease, liver cirrhosis, stroke paralysis, congenital heart disease, or thalassemia. It also distributes medicines to patients inside Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and runs financial literacy and investment education programs for citizens.

Product overview

Hospital Social Services Programme, SOMCH is a government social welfare office operating within Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. The office provides a unified portfolio of social services including financial assistance to critically ill patients (cancer, kidney, liver, stroke, congenital heart disease, and thalassemia patients receive one-time grants of 50,000 Taka), medicine distribution, training and consultation services, and inspection programs. The office operates integrated government systems including Nothi document management, online application portals, grievance redress systems, and the national Service Kunj portal. Services are delivered through a small staff of Social Service Officers and support personnel, with oversight from the Department of Social Services at the Sylhet Divisional level.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financial Assistance for Critical Illness Patients One-time financial grant of 50,000 BDT provided to poor patients suffering from cancer, kidney disease, liver cirrhosis, stroke paralysis, congenital heart disease, or thalassemia. Administered through the Department of Social Services under the Ministry of Social Welfare for eligible impoverished Bangladeshi citizens.
• Medicine Distribution Service In-hospital distribution of medicines to patients at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, provided by Social Service Officers and support staff of the Hospital Social Services Programme.
• Investment Education Program (বিনিয়োগ শিক্ষা কার্যক্রম) Financial literacy and investment education program offered to citizens through a dedicated website and YouTube channel, covering investment awareness and basic financial planning.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Department of Social Services (সমাজসেবা অধিদফতর)coreOthersParent government department under the Ministry of Social Welfare that oversees all social welfare activities including Hospital Social Services offices across Bangladesh. The Sylhet office operates under the administrative supervision of DSS.
• Ministry of Social Welfare, Bangladesh (সমাজকল্যাণ মন্ত্রণালয়)coreOthersThe parent ministry that formulates social welfare policies and funds the financial assistance program for impoverished patients. The program is implemented through the Department of Social Services.
• Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College HospitalcoreOthersThe office is physically co-located within this major medical college hospital in Sylhet. Services are provided to patients and their families within the hospital premises, including distribution of medicines and financial assistance coordination.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sajida Foundation: Bangladesh-based health and social welfare NGO providing financial and medical assistance to impoverished patients, including programs targeting critical illness and low-income families. Directly comparable in mission of delivering social welfare services tied to healthcare needs for distressed populations in Bangladesh.
• Dhaka Ahsania Mission: Bangladesh NGO providing health, social welfare, and rehabilitation services to underprivileged communities, including financial and medical support for critically ill patients. Closely comparable in delivering hospital-adjacent welfare services to impoverished patients in Bangladesh.

Regional players

• ActionAid Bangladesh: International NGO operating in Bangladesh with programs addressing poverty, health access, and social protection for marginalized groups. Comparable in delivering financial and social assistance to low-income patients facing health crises.
• CARE Bangladesh: International humanitarian organization with Bangladesh operations focused on health, women's empowerment, and social safety nets for vulnerable populations. Comparable in providing structured social welfare and health-linked support to impoverished beneficiaries.
• Concern Worldwide Bangladesh: International NGO delivering health, livelihoods, and social protection programs in Bangladesh, including support for critically vulnerable households. Comparable as an externally funded provider of healthcare-linked welfare assistance to distressed populations.

Broad incumbents

• Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council (BNSWC): Government-affiliated apex body coordinating NGO social welfare activities in Bangladesh, including health-related assistance. Comparable as a structurally related public/NGO welfare coordinator that channels assistance to impoverished patients.
• BRAC Bangladesh: Largest development NGO in Bangladesh operating health, social welfare, and financial assistance programs targeting impoverished communities. Comparable as a major institutional provider of health-linked social services to low-income populations across Bangladesh.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@financialliteracyprogramba6178
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hss-somch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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