Dhaka Shishu Hospital
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Dhaka Shishu Hospital is a specialised hospital in Bangladesh for the treatment of sick children. The hospital is located in the capital city of Dhaka.
The hospital was established in 1972, right after independence, by the Bangladesh Government in collaboration with Save the Children Fund of UK and World Vision of Bangladesh [1]. The hospital is under the administration of the Government of Bangladesh, which provides 50% of total annual funding, the rest being raised through patient fees, donations and grants.[2]
In 1999, the hospital had the following facilities: [1]
- 212 non-paying beds,
- 88 paying beds
- 45 cabins
- 94 doctors
- 136 nurses
- 21 paramedics
In that year, average occupancy rate was about 90%. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Dhaka Shishu Hospital, from Banglapedia.
- ^ Shishu Hospital
