Dhaka Shishu Hospital

Dhaka Shishu Hospital
Geography
LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°46′24″N 90°22′08″E / 23.7732°N 90.3689°E / 23.7732; 90.3689
Services
Beds650
Links
ListsHospitals in Bangladesh

Dhaka Shishu Hospital (currently Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute) is a children's hospital in Bangladesh, located in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.

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] The hospital publishes the Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital Journal.[2]

In 2021, the National Parliament passed the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute Act (Act No. 19 of 2021), which came into effect on 22 September 2021.[3] Since then, the two institutions, Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Bangladesh Children's Health Institute, have merged to become Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute,[4] which is being operated as a statutory body of the Government of Bangladesh.[5][6]

Faculty

  • Department of Paediatrics
  • Paediatric Surgery


Academic courses

  • MD (Paediatrics)

MS (pediatric surgery)

Funding and resources

The hospital is administered by a management board appointed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh. The Ministry provides 50% of total annual funding, and the remainder is funded by payment for services, individual donations and grants. The Bangladesh Shishu Hospital Trust, created by two public lotteries as well as donations, provides additional financial support when necessary.[7]

The average occupancy rate in 1999 was about 90%.[1] By 2017, the capacity had risen to 650 beds and as of 2020 it was the largest children's hospital in Bangladesh.[8][9]

Milestones

  • Establishment of Gazipur & Rajshahi Shishu Hospital
  • Three classrooms established
  • Nine-story expansion project (started 28 November 2010)
  • Pediatric Cardiac Center (including a cardiac surgery operating theatre, catheterization lab, recovery room and cardiac ICU) inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (17 January 2012)

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital Journal". www.banglajol.info. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "History". বাংলাদেশ শিশু হাসপাতাল ও ইনস্টিটিউট. Archived from the original on 3 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "New outpatient unit opened at Shishu Hospital". Dhaka Tribune. 2 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "শিশু হাসপাতালে নতুন ইউনিট উদ্বোধন". Channel I (in Bengali). 2 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Health Minister inaugurates new outpatient unit at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital". Daily Sun. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Shishu Hospital
  8. ↑ "Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital". Dhaka Shishu Hospital. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Saha, Shampa; Sayeed, K M Ishtiaque; Saha, Senjuti; Islam, Md Shafiqul; Rahaman, Afiour; Islam, Maksuda; Rahman, Hafizur; Das, Raktim; Hasan, Md Mahmudul; Uddin, Mohammad Jamal; Tanmoy, Arif Mohammad (1 December 2020). "Hospitalization of Pediatric Enteric Fever Cases, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017–2019: Incidence and Risk Factors". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 71 (Supplement_3): S196–S204. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1356. ISSN 1058-4838. PMC 7705877. PMID 33258942.
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