Bangladesh Institute of Child Health

Bangladesh Institute of Child Health
Formation	1983
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Website	Bangladesh Institute of Child Health

Bangladesh Institute of Child Health is a medical and research institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh, specializing in pediatrics.

History[edit]

Bangladesh Institute of Child Health was established in 1983. It is the academic wing of the Dhaka Shishu Hospital and if 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.^[1] It is also affiliated with Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. It also has research ties with the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Johns Hopkins University.^[2] In 2020, the Cabinet of Bangladesh approved a draft law to merge Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Bangladesh Institute of Child Health called Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute Bill.^[3]

^ Kabir, SM Humayun. "Bangladesh Institute of Child Health -". Banglapedia. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Dhaka Shishu Hospital". dhakashishuhospital.org.bd. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Cabinet okays Children Hospital and Institute Bill". UNB. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

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