Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute

Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute
Formation1972 (as hospital)
1983
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitebshi.gov.bd
Formerly called
Bangladesh Institute of Child Health
Dhaka Shishu Hospital

Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute is a medical and research institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh, specializing in pediatrics.

History

The hospital was established in 1972, immediately following independence. It was funded by the late Tofayel Ahmed, the Bangladesh government, Save the Children Fund of the UK, and World Vision of Bangladesh.[1] Bangladesh Institute of Child Health was established in 1983. It is the academic wing of the Dhaka Shishu Hospital and is affiliated with Dhaka University. It offers a number of graduate degrees, such as Doctor of Medicine, Diploma in Child Health, Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Master of Surgery.[2] It is also affiliated with Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons and Bangladesh Medical University. It also has research ties with the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Johns Hopkins University.[3]

In 2020, the cabinet of Bangladesh approved a draft law to merge Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Bangladesh Institute of Child Health called the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute Bill.[4] In 2021, parliament passed the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute Act (Act No. 19 of 2021), which came into effect on 22 September 2021.[5] Since then, the two institutions, Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Bangladesh Children's Health Institute, have merged to become Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute,[6] which is being operated as a statutory body of the government of Bangladesh.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Rahman, S M Mahfuzur (2012). "Dhaka Shishu Hospital". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Bangladesh Institute of Child Health". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dhaka Shishu Hospital". Dhaka Shishu Hospital. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cabinet okays Children Hospital and Institute Bill". United News of Bangladesh. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "History". বাংলাদেশ শিশু হাসপাতাল ও ইনস্টিটিউট. Archived from the original on 3 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "New outpatient unit opened at Shishu Hospital". Dhaka Tribune. 2 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  7. ↑ শিশু হাসপাতালে নতুন ইউনিট উদ্বোধন. Channel I (in Bengali). 2 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Health Minister inaugurates new outpatient unit at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital". Daily Sun. 3 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
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