National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 23°46′39″N 90°24′32″E / 23.7776°N 90.4090°E |
Organisation | |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Chest diseases |
History | |
Opened | 1955 |
Links | |
Website |
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Lists | Hospitals in Bangladesh |
National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH) [1] is a state supported research institute and hospital in Bangladesh. [2] [3] It was established in 1955 as TB Hospital. In 1962 it was upgraded as National Chest Diseases Institute.
The institute provides postgraduate training for the students of Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (DTCD), Doctor of Medicine (MD, Chest), FCPS, MS, and also undergraduate teaching in tuberculosis for the students of different medical colleges.[ citation needed]
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There are allegations about lack of proper logistics support and skilled manpower. Such as the Intensive Care Unit in the hospital was not operative because of lack of ability of the hospital to maintain it. [4]