By Naser Azad | Donor Relations Manager
icddr,b Dhaka Hospital
Established in 1962, the Dhaka Hospital of icddr,b has grown to become the world's largest diarrhoeal disease hospital. Our highly dedicated team consists of 41 doctors, 80 nurses, and 150 support staff, offering free-of-cost treatment to all patients. Services range from treating diarrhoeal diseases and associated malnutrition to providing free vaccination services in partnership with EPI. We also offer free breastfeeding counselling services, nutritional counselling at the rehabilitation unit (NRU), and low-cost Bubble CPAP treatment for children suffering from pneumonia and hypoxemia.
Each year, the hospital successfully handles two seasonal diarrhoeal outbreaks, even accommodating up to 1,400 patients daily during unprecedented surges, as experienced in 2022.
Our team is always ready to extend their expert services globally during diarrhoeal epidemics upon requests from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). In February 2023, Lebanon faced its first cholera outbreak in nearly 30 years, compounded by an economic crisis. The WHO enlisted icddr,b's resources and expertise in managing diarrhoeal diseases. icddr,b sent an expert to train healthcare professionals, update treatment protocols, and suggest community awareness programs. This mission leveraged icddr,b's extensive experience to help control the outbreak.
Matlab Hospital
Established in December 1963, icddr,b-run Matlab Hospital, with its 120 bed capacity operated by 9 doctors, 19 nurses, and 34 support personnel, stands as a pillar of public health intervention and innovations, having contributed to pivotal trials such as ORS, zinc use, and cholera and rotavirus vaccines. Annually, over 80,000 people receive free clinical care for diarrhoeal diseases and maternal and child health services. The hospital also offers vaccination services in partnership with Bangladesh's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). The Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) project demonstrates the hospital's innovative spirit and last year managed 233 preterm and low birth babies efficiently. Of them, 5 babies survived with birth weight less than 1200 gm only. In essence, Matlab Hospital blends life-saving treatment with ground breaking research, impacting both immediate community health and future public health developments.
2023 IN NUMBERS
NUMBER OF STAFF
TREATMENT AT DHAKA AND MATLAB HOSPITALS
261,592 patients treated in 2 hospitals (Female 46% and Male 54%),
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